Contracts do not solve problems. In a few cases they reduce problems because the parties can clearly see what they agreed upon, but that's it. Picking the rig

Contracts do not solve problems. In a few cases they reduce problems because the parties can clearly see what they agreed upon, but that's it. Picking the right person and interacting well with them solves problems. Having a 90-page ironclad 6-point-font contract will do absolutely nothing for you with a $500 deal. Having the right person on the other end of the deal and a handshake agreement will be just as good. Look at it this way: even if you had a 90-page ironclad contract THIS TIME AROUND, it still wouldn't be worth trying to enforce it in court. You would be in the exact same situation you are now. The contract is not the problem, nor is it the solution to the problem.