An assignment and assumption agreement is used after a contract is signed, in order to transfer one of the contracting party's rights and obligations to a third party who was not originally a party to the contract.
(4) An assignment of "the contract" or of "all my rights under the contract" or an assignment in similar general terms is an assignment of rights and unless the language or the circumstances (as in an assignment for security) indicate the contrary, it is a delegation of performance of the duties of the assignor and its ...
Also called an assignment and assumption. An agreement in which one party transfers its contractual rights and obligations to another party.
Also called an assignment and assumption. An agreement in which one party transfers its contractual rights and obligations to another party.
Editor's Note: An assignment and assumption agreement assigns contractual rights or intangible personal property (such as intellectual property or goodwill) from one party, the assignor, to another party, the assignee, who will also assume at least some of the associated liabilities and performance obligations.