contract/oath promising harm & threats if breached?

Question

Hi I have a situation where my gf step dad forced her and her family sign an oath.
Basically it states that if we both are in contact, he will ruin my career by contacting my employers ,contact police, report me anonymously as terrorist to revoke my visa..etc. But we have not done anything wrong, we are both over 18 anyway and have lived together for two years without his knowledge. But in the document he says he will report me for travelling with her abroad without asking him as a legal guardian but her mom knew, but shes an adult so that is void right? It just turned out he is an atheist and have strong views about my religion, culture, race..etc

Can he actually use it as a legal document? my gf broke up because of it thinking it will harm me, but how and on which basis?

Answer 1

The contract is worthless. It's completely illegal and can't be used in court. Actually it can be used in court, against the step dad. Because he's now guilty of blackmail, extortion, slander. domestic violence, filing a false police report, and maybe kidnapping or unlawful imprisonment.



I would bet that the step dad already has a record. Which means he'll probably get 3 years in prison.



If you have a copy of this contract, then you should take it to the police and file a report. I don't think they can prosecute him with just the paper, but it'll establish a paper trail, and if he latter follows through on his threats then it'll be documented.



Don't let this bully push you around. He's a bully, and he's a little wezzle who pushes women around. When a real man stands up to him he'll fold.

Answer 2

Take your girl friend down to the local police department and speak with an officer about the situation. He will tell both of you that you are over 18 yrs. of age and free to make your own decisions. That her step father does not have any legal control over her, and any contract she signed under coercion is not a legal contract. The provisions of the contract are not legal either and can not be enforced in court.



Anytime you take a woman out to dinner you run the risk of the woman accusing you of improper conduct. If you trust the woman, you take the risk of the allegation.

Answer 3

It would help if we knew what country, province or state this was in.



But that sort of thing is called extortion in the US, and is a serious felony. If this is in the US, you want to file a police report, and possibly contact an attorney. Since she is over 18, then she can not be held against her will. that's kidnapping. In several states of the US, kidnapping with bodily harm can be a death penalty offense.

Answer 4

Even an otherwise valid contract is legally invalid against any party that is coerced into signing. The document you describe would be considered illegal, thus unenforceable, even if voluntarily signed. That said, if he intends to do ANY of what you claim, the law isn't going to PREVENT him from doing so. You would have to take legal action AFTER he acts.

Answer 5

No contract which promises to slander you as a clause of the contract is valid.



Unless you're an actual terrorist, this is not valid.