When would a court consider the adequacy of consideration?

A) To verify that property was sold at its fair market value.
B) To verify that a sale of assets was not done to avoid payment to creditors.
C) To verify that one party gave a promise in return for the act of another party.
D) To verify that each party gave a valid promise to the other party.
E) When one party has promised forbearance as consideration.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Courts seldom considers adequacy of consideration.This means that as a general rule,courts do not weigh whether a contracting party made a good bargain.There is an exception to this rule.If it appears that a debtor sold assets to avoid payment to creditors,the court may set aside each sale and sell the assets to pay creditors.

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