Abusive Parent Offering Legally Binding Financial Support Agreement Contingent On Cutting Off A Third Party — What Are The Legal Risks?

This will be a long post. I also apologize in advance if formatting is poor.

First, some brief background. My relationship with my mother has been abusive for most of my life. This has included physical abuse from her partners and ongoing verbal and emotional abuse from her. She also placed me in charge of maintaining and repairing both her home and her personal vehicles. While that is not the direct subject of this post, it is important context.

A couple of months ago, my mother offered to let a friend of mine move from another state into her guest room so he could get back on his feet. I initially viewed this as a positive development, both financially and emotionally. However, things deteriorated after she discovered that my friend and I had plans to move out together once we were financially stable.

She became convinced that we were in a romantic relationship and began lying to me about him, encouraging me not to seek clarification or hear his side of events. On December 23rd, she began sending me a series of text messages slandering my friend and attempting to isolate me from him. On December 24th, she disowned me entirely.

I left with my friend that day. All of my vehicles and my dog were in my mother’s name, so I was left with very little beyond personal belongings. We drove to my friend’s hometown, where I am currently staying. Since then, my mother has made repeated attempts to convince me to move back in with her, all of which appear designed to place me back into the same cycle of control and abuse.

Today, she presented a new offer. She is proposing to move me to a town where I previously attended college and to financially support me until I am on my feet, on the condition that I cease all physical contact with my friend. I stated that I would only consider this if the arrangement were put into a legally binding agreement, and she agreed.

My concern now is whether this agreement could be used against me later. The proposed terms are as follows:

• My dog is legally signed over to me, with no additional conditions
• My name is on the apartment lease in the new town
• I do not owe any contact or visitation that I have not expressly consented to
• All personal vehicles are signed over to me and may be removed from her property at my discretion
• $1,000 per month for three months following the start of employment at a new job
• $300 per month in financial support through March 2028
• Pet insurance covered
• My current phone payment and phone plan covered through March 2028

In exchange, I must leave my friend and his family, who have provided me a temporary and safe place to stay. I will still be allowed to communicate with him (calls, games, etc.), but no in-person contact.

On paper, this seems almost too good to be true: stable housing in my name, return of my personal assets, and financial support with a defined end date. That said, given our history, the situation feels extremely strange.

My primary concern is whether this agreement could be structured in a way that allows her to later strand me financially, revoke housing, or otherwise coerce me into moving back in with her. I am particularly worried about severing my connection to my friend and his family and then having no safe fallback if she attempts to regain control.

What red flags should I be looking for in an agreement like this? How can I ensure I am legally protected? Are there additional terms I should request or precautions I should take before agreeing to something like this?

Location: MA, TX, FL