Amendment by Common Paper
Updated 27 September 2025
The Common Paper Amendment is designed to make it easy for businesses to modify existing agreements without redrafting them from scratch. It is part of CommonPaper’s widely trusted library of open, lawyer-vetted standard agreements.
How to set up an amendment
Fill in details about the original agreement using the area labeled “Agreement”.
Write out what you are amending it and what the new language says. Try to keep one topic per line.
Don’t forget to enter your company’s information in the signature block at the end.
Remove this first page.
Send to your counterparty for review and signature.
Amendment
The parties identified below agree to the following:
Agreement | This Amendment modifies the [agreement name] between [party 1 name] and [party 2 name], with an Effective Date of [original effective date]. |
Amendment Date | The modifications in this Amendment will take effect on [amendment effective date] |
[topic / variable] | [details about what is being changed] |
By signing this Amendment, each party agrees to enter into this Amendment as of the Amendment Date.
PARTY 1: [party 1 name] | PARTY 2: [party 2 name] | |
Signature | ||
Print Name | ||
Title | ||
Notice Address | ||
Date |
About this template
What is this template?
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