my son and i had a verbal agreement on a loan i signed for his tuition.he now wont honor it.can i hold him to the verbal contrac

In theory, an oral contract is as valid as a written one - but the written one is easier to prove. Your issue here will be whether there is some other writing evidencing the agreement, or other witnesses willing (and capable) of proving it.

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