An assignment of contract occurs when one party to an existing contract (the "assignor") hands off the contract's obligations and benefits to another party (the "assignee"). Ideally, the assignor wants the assignee to step into their shoes and assume all of their contractual obligations and rights.
An Assumption Agreement is a legal document through which one party transfers its obligations or duties under a contract to another party. Essentially, it outlines the specific responsibilities that the new party agrees to assume, ensuring that original obligations are preserved even as parties change.
Assumption of Risk and Release Agreements are used to: Inform prospective participants of potential risks associated with an activity. Allow an individual to voluntarily choose to incur the risks. Secure an agreement from the individual to indemnify, save, and hold harmless the University.
An assumption, in the context of commercial contracts, is a belief or statement accepted as true or as sure to happen, without proof. It's like a starting point in a contract that everyone agrees upon before they start discussing the details.
An assignment may be of all rights or of some specified rights, and an assumption may be of all liabilities or some specified liabilities.
A debt assumption involves two simultaneous transactions; the first transaction cancels the original debtor's obligation, and the second transaction creates a new debt contract between the creditor and the new debtor, or assumer.