Legally Binding Mistress / Slave Contract

I once asked Jos, if we were captured by aliens who were going to have us live on their spaceship (or in their zoo), and they gave us a choice - either they would ensure that I had actual power to enslave him, no backing out on his part (or mine), or else we would not be allowed to do d/s at all, which would he choose?

He chose the actual slavery.

But as far as I know it might ruin everything. I certainly don’t want our contract to be legally binding.

Jos’s choice is reasonable. D/s is an important part of your relationship. Not being able to do D/s at all could lead to poisonous frustration.

The question is purely hypothetical, of course. In reality, I think we have an equal right to satisfaction, at least on the meta level, and the unenforcability of the contract helps to guarantee that. Kind of like how people are nicer to their spouses when divorce is possible.

I BELIEVE IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE A CONTRACT. ESPECIALLY IF ONE IS NOT LEGALLY MARRIED TO HER/HIS MASTER/MISTRESS.

The closest you can come to legal slavery is for the slave owner/mistress to have the slave committed to a mental hospital, either voluntarily or involuntarily, have him declared mentally incompetent, and have the slave owner/mistress declared his legal guardian. This would also give her control over his finances. If he complained or tried to contest it, she would just have him committed again. Anyway, it’s hard for him to contest his status if he’s chained to a wall in the basement. (hee hee) I haven’t tried this myself yet, but I intend to as soon as I find a good mistress.

Laws against slavery cannot generally be negated by a contract. The primary legal value of a contract would be to [attempt to] absolve and release the ‘Mistress’ from prosecution for various crimes such as kidnapping, imprisonment, abuse, etc. should your activities become known to the authorities. The intent would be to show that you consented to the activity, however, even this may not be sufficient legal protection for the ‘Mistress’ as in some State/Federal jurisdictions/cases the State/Fed Attorney assumes the role of prosecutor for some crimes- it is not the ‘victim’ who is pressing charges and the ‘victim’ cannot drop the charges, prosecution may proceed without input or testimony from the ‘victim’.

However likely or unlikely it might be, depending on the charge(s) and the evidence available, a Prosecutor with a stick up his/her ass (and looking to make a reputation) could proceed with the case and obtain a conviction without testimony from the ‘slave’ and despite any protestations from the ‘slave’ that the activity was consensual.

Not much point being chained to a wall as you can’t earn anything. Best to keep your job and pass your earnings on to Mistress when you get home. Then she can attach you to wherever until morning.

Slave contracts may not be legally binding, but employment contracts and prenuptial agreements are, and they’re all the rage these days. Why not draw up a contract with provisions allowing one partner control over the other’s body, to the maximum extent allowed by law? A prenup could stipulate that a wife is entitled to a larger settlement the more obedient she is to her husband, as far as she can prove. Similarly, a professional dominatrix could hire her “slaves” as legal employees, and the terms of their employment could include being chained to their desks (did you see “Secretary”?) Or a model could sign an employment contract agreeing to wear a corset or a chastity belt for an entire year. Then the employer could, in theory, sue the slave for refusing or failing to follow through. That might produce a simulation of slavery acceptable to both parties.

What about Power of Attorney?

While I, myself, have never been in this position, I have known of other dommes who have had their slaves sign such a contract.