Assumption Agreement between Unilab Corporation and Unilab Finance Corporation
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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.The assignee must agree to accept, or "assume," those contractual rights and duties.
The seller may also be required to sign the assumption agreement and the terms may release the seller from responsibility. The lender usually requires a credit history from the buyer before approving the assumption and the payment of assumption fee(s).
Assignment is the transfer of all rights to the buyer (assignee) from the seller (assignor).Assumption is like an Assignment except the seller is released from all liability under the terms of the lease. This is rare and it almost never happens.
Release of the Debtor. In consideration of the assumption of the Debtor's Liabilities, the Creditor (a) agrees to look solely to the Assuming Party for the payment and the performance of the Liabilities; and (b) forever releases and discharges the Debtor from the Liabilities.
An assumption of contract occurs when one party, the assignee, accepts the benefits and obligations of an existing contract from one of the contract's original parties, known as the assignor. A corporate assumption of contract just means that either the assignee or the assignor, or both parties are corporations.