Footnote numbering not correct half way through document

[Frank Rizzo]

I have a Word document that has been edited by several people, both here
and in the US. It contains about 100 footnotes. All is well half way
through the document with the numbering of the footnotes and the
references within the text itself. Then all of a sudden, when the next
one should be number 37, it starts over at 26. The rest of the
document goes by this new number order that starts at 26.

I have tried everything and am not trying to edit it with 2003, hoping
the latest version would make the resolution simple.

Any ideas how to fix this issue?

Thank you!!

Frank