I dunno,,this dotard does only go where yuh send mih..and where you does get de bulk of your scholarly info
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Is+a+settlement+agreement+a+contract
You argue wit dem
As I said to you... again,
any agreement, whether a settlement agreement or not, does not rise to the level of a contract unless there's a mutual exchange of 'consideration' in the matter. Quoting from
the first link returned by the search parameters you provided
"The settlement agreement stipulated a lump sum payment of
$32,000 to Ms. Melton
to put her claim to rest."
I really wasn't trying to get into all of this legal minutiae but here we are anyways. The $32,000 offered by the DHHS in this case is their consideration. In exchange for that Deborah Melton is also being asked to give some sort of consideration. In this case she's giving up a right... the right to sue the DHHS. Here you have a mutual exchange of consideration therefore it's a valid contract.
In the case of Tiger and his wife... he's allegedly offering $750 million (or $100 million whatever the amount), that's his consideration. In this case his wife really isn't offering anything in return... it's not as though she giving up her right to sue him, because she's still suing for divorce. It can be argued that she's giving up the right to sue for more money but that's not how settlement agreements work when it comes to marriage and dissolution law.
At any rate, the name-calling on my part was unnecessary so for that I apologize. Sometimes I need to remember that even though I might just be a lowly court stenographer, I'm in a position to share what I know and help people understand issues better... and not lose patience with what I consider "silly" arguments. People have a right to challenge what I say if it doesn't make sense to them w/o me getting irritated with them... at times. Doh make it ah habit, lol.
Yeah ah guess yuh right. nobody concerned with Tiger image or any negative publicity associated with it.
All pictures and events have been on a whim.
Take win breds
The idea that Tiger's lawyers willing to settle to avoid any further harm to his earnings and reputation, is a fair guess. I don't think there's much truth to it simply because Tiger has lost all but one of his endorsements, Nike. He's taken as huge a hit to the reputation as he'll ever take. There is nothing that could come out of a protracted public divorce that will hurt him anymore than he's already been hurt. If anything I could see him willing to settle to avoid his family being made a public spectacle of, but as for he himself, I personally think he's been thru the worst already.
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tell me something - isn't tiger incorporated? don't all of his earnings from various sources (sponsorship deals, pga tour, etc.) going to his company and then he "getting paid" through his company? doh tell me there is no way to distinguish "tiger, the golfer" from "tiger, the father, sex addict, etc.".
Yes there is a way to distinguish Tiger Woods the person from Tiger Woods the corporate entity, but assuming he is in fact incorporated it probably wouldn't matter... his wife very easily could "pierce the corporate veil" to go after both his personal and coporate assets in this case.