agreements for buying domain names

any standard afgreements for transferring ownership?

[moehits]

Does anyone know of any standard template based contracts on buying a domain name so it is legal or at least documented?

I'm not sure if I should have something custom drafted, technically I'm buying out somebody that we both have an interest in on a domain that isn't live.

[Webwork]

When it comes to contracts there's "standard" and then there's "what makes it work for the parties". You can find all manner of "boilerplate" (standardized) language for contracts on the WWW and use that as a guide - for starters.

I'll venture a guess that in any 100 domain transactions only 1 or 2 will involve a formal contract. This does not include the pro forma contracts that the various domain auction sites employ. You might want to glance at their pro forma contracts for further guidance.

The simplest approach, if there are matters of trust, is to use an escrow service.