do you have to shake hands to make an agreement binding?

Answer 1

The law requires an offer and an acceptance as a binding agreement whether you shook hands, kissed or hugged.

Answer 2

No.

You (both parties) must take some affirmative action to indicate agreement. Thus could be shaking hands, or saying "I agree", or signing a contract -- anything that indicates agreement.

Answer 3

Presume you are shaking hands on an oral agreement. Right?
Oral agreements are not worth the paper they aren't written on.

Answer 4

No. I'm an attorney. Shaking hands is not required to enter into a contract.

It is good manners, however. It is one thing not to shake hands. It is another thing to REFUSE to shake hands. Believe it or not, if you refuse, you will never do business with the other side again

Answer 5

Once upon a time, the handshake WAS the acreement.
you keep your word, I'll keep mine.
Now, it is not essential, but itis a nice gesture, expecially if both parties to the agreement gain something worthwhile.
If you paint my house, i will pay you,
I expect my house will look a lot
nicer, and in turn, I will pay you the agreed amount , at the time agreed upon.

Answer 6

No, as long as both parties have made an agreement it is binding. It can be verbal, physical (handshake), or written.

Answer 7

Only a gentleman's agreement. What if you have no hands? Legal signatures are always the best method.

Answer 8

In the old days.... I do business that way, but really in the modern world of legal hell, a contarct seals the deal.

Answer 9

if you have it documented on video tape or in front of witnesses. You really can't go wrong with a contract so do your business on paper.

Answer 10

only if it is an oral agreement