Sentences with phrase «undue duress»

A term used to describe a Consent to Adoption that has been signed by the biological parent of a child that is being placed for adoption, which under state law can not be revoked after it is signed, unless the court specifically finds that the Consent to Adoption was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, or by the use force or undue duress on the birth parent.

These included complaints of poor drug administration, failures in relation to patient care and causing patients undue duress and stress.

I know who should be held accountable when tests cause undue duress in students, students are put into unrealistic pressure - cooker, toxic learning environments, student needs go unmet due to diverting finances to untested standards, students lose months of instructional time due to state - imposed distraction — all this to the full knowledge and concern of school superintendents, etc, etc

Not exact matches

However, you should never feel undue pressure to accept a truly low offer, unless you are under considerable duress due to time or economic constraints.

Does the certificate of ILA guarantee that the client's decision was free from duress or undue influence?

This seminar, given by Dov Ohrenstein, explored the principles and recent case law concerning undue influence and duress including economic duress.

I have been involved in a variety of matters including cases involving undue influence, fraud, duress, joint accounts, constructive trust, contested and uncontested guardianships and fiduciary removal actions involving attorneys in fact, trustees, and personal representatives.

Rape is the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force, duress, or undue influence to engage in sexual intercourse where consent of the victim is not given or where the victim is incapable...

Duress: Undue pressure by one person against another in order to get him to do something he does not want to do.

undue influence or duress — where it is alleged the Testator may have been made to sign the will against their own free will by third parties; and

Tamara has been involved in various commercial disputes and litigation including; breaches of contract, negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, constructive trusts, professional negligence, FSM.

In the marriage agreement, each party acknowledges that they have each had independent legal advice, that they have full knowledge of the contents of the agreement, that they understand their rights and obligations, that the agreement is fair and reasonable, that there is no undue influence, duress, or coercion, and that they have each signed the agreement voluntarily.

Thus, if there is duress, undue influence or mistake which invalidates the arbitration agreement there will be no waiver of relevant rights under Art 6.

The contract can also be set aside where one side did not understand the nature or consequences of the contract, if there was any fraud, duress, or undue influence.

More to the point, the court rejected the wife's claim that the Minutes of Settlement had been signed under duress or in a situation involving undue influence.

provisions that make the dealing void if it is the pro duct of unconscionable conduct, duress, fraud or undue influ ence.