Although you have provided limited facts and we would need all the pertinent facts to properly analyze your situation, you should get a signed Conditional Waiver and Release Upon Final Payment (with no exceptions), and insist on draft copies of the Unconditional Waiver and Release Upon Final Payment Release of Stop Payment Notice -- originals of which should be given in exchange for the check you provide. You may or may not also need a Release of Contract Rights depending on whether you have a contract with the claimant and other factors.
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