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*Is it worth the additional legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to go back into the negotiation process and to draft a new agreement? | *Is it worth the additional legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to go back into the negotiation process and to draft a new agreement? | ||
*Is it worth the chance of losing other aspects of the settlement that you're happy with but that the other side isn't too keen on? | *Is it worth the chance of losing other aspects of the settlement that you're happy with but that the other side isn't too keen on? | ||
*Is it worth the risk that the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> start a court action to enforce the agreement? Is it worth the legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to defend an action to enforce the agreement? | *Is it worth the risk that the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> start a court action to enforce the unsigned agreement? Is it worth the legal fees it <span class="noglossary">will</span> cost to defend an action to enforce the agreement? | ||
Remember that the negotiation process is a process of give and take. It is almost a certainty that you are going to be unhappy with some aspects of the agreement, just as the other side is going to be unhappy with other aspects of the agreement. The two of you | Remember that the negotiation process is a process of give and take. It is almost a certainty that you are going to be unhappy with some aspects of the agreement, just as the other side is going to be unhappy with other aspects of the agreement. The two of you each gave things up and compromised your positions in reaching settlement. After all of the anxiety of the negotiation process and the pain of giving up on a hard-fought point, it is also almost a certainty that if one side wants to re-open an issue, the other side <span class="noglossary">will</span> want to re-open another issue. | ||
==Resources and links== | ==Resources and links== |