Since a binding contract has to have capacity and legal purpose in this situation it is not a binding contract because there is no legal purpose. There is no way that this situation could ever be considered a binding contract. It is wrong that Kathryn’s uncle Howard did that to her, but there is nothing that she can do other than talk to him about it.
In the book it talks about consideration which is, the value given in return for a promise or performance in a contractual agreement. A consideration is broken down into two parts, the first part is something of legally sufficient value must be given in exchange for the promise. Some examples of “something of legally sufficient value” is a promise to do something that one has no prior legal duty to do, the performance of an action that one is otherwise not obligated to undertake, and the refraining from an action that one has a