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