A signable amendment that documents a scope change: what changes, what it costs, how it moves the timeline, and confirmation that everything else in the original agreement stays intact.
This change order amends an existing agreement between a freelancer and a client. It records a change to the agreed scope, the price of that change, and its effect on the timeline — so new work is always paid work, and nobody relies on memory later. Nothing in the original agreement changes except what is written here.
This change order number Change order number amends the agreement between Freelancer full name (the "Freelancer") and Client name (the "Client") dated Original agreement date for the project Project name (the "Agreement").
Client: ✍ Client signature Date: Client signature date
Freelancer: ✍ Freelancer signature Date: Freelancer signature date
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