when oral contracts fall apart
oral contracts are best used for simple agreements for example an oral contract to trade a used lawn mower for a used clothes dryer need not require much detail the simpler the contract the lower the chances that the parties involved will need to go to court but more complex contracts such as those for employment typically should involve written contracts complex oral contracts are more likely to fall apart when held up to the scrutiny of a court usually because the parties can t reach an accord over the finer points of the agreement 