A contract is kind of like a speed limit sign. It may specify behaviors that are in violation, but it has no power on its own to enforce itself. About all it'

A contract is kind of like a speed limit sign. It may specify behaviors that are in violation, but it has no power on its own to enforce itself. About all it's really good for is to describe for a third party--a judge--the agreement between the signatories at the time they executed the contract. Even if one party to a legally binding contract sues another for failure to discharge his contractual responsibilities, and convinces a judge that a remedy is in order, there's still no guarantee that they'll ever see the responsibility discharged or the remedy paid. In other words, getting a judgment in your favor is easy; getting a collection from the offender is a whole 'nother thing.