To safe-guard the public interest, professional rules require sole-practitioners to have a written arrangement for their practice continuity for emergencies: - illness           - prolonged absence  - incapacity     - death Without a "caretaker", emergencies can jeopardise the sole-practitioner's fee income. Complaints may be filed. Clients may leave the sole-practitioner if their work is held up.

InPractice model agreement is a one way contract between a sole practitioner and their "caretaker". Most sole-practitioners do not wish to be bound by a reciprocal agreement. If reciprocation is required, produce the same agreement with the names reversed.

The clauses specify how clients' work will be looked after by the caretaker in emergencies, and how the caretaker will be remunerated for keeping the practice and its assets intact during absence and even death.

Unless verbal arrangements with the "caretaker" are in writing, time can fade the understanding of the obligations, rewards and other terms. Avoid heart-aches and misunderstanding with this easy-to-use model agreement. The estate has to be managed actively until probate is obtained.

Since it is expensive and inconvenient to rip up an agreement and re-write it for changes such as profit %, this model agreement uses the device of attaching "Schedules". Changes can be made by replacing Schedules signed by all the partners.

Platforms: Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 Minimum Requirements: MS Word or any WP software

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