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Laws governing the regulation of matters concerning wills, trusts and estates. … [Read more...]

UNDUE HARDSHIP

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Circumstances when a debtor may be able to discharge a loan in bankruptcy, for example, some student loans where the debtor has virtually no income and practically has no chance to replay the loan, such as suffering a terrible accident preventing the debtor from working. … [Read more...]

UNDUE INFLUENCE

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The immoral or unconscionable use of one person's power over another in order to effect the other person to compromise something, e.g. a property right. For example, a son who visits an ailing, aging father in poor mental health and influences the father to change his will and leave the entire estate to that son and none to the other siblings. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal … [Read more...]

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The address of an Internet Web Page or an item generally available on the World Wide Web, such as a file. The URL of TheLaw.com is http://www.thelaw.com. … [Read more...]

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