Equitable Estoppel
n. where a court will not grant a judgment or other legal relief to a party who has not acted fairly; for example, by having made false representations or concealing material facts from the other party.
Equitable Distribution: The fair, but not necessarily equal, division between former spouses of property acquired during the marriage.
Equitable Remedies: Remedies that do not include monetary settlements. Examples include injunctions and restraining orders.
Evidence: The body of law concerning the manner of presentation of information to a judge or jury in a trial.
EQUITABLE - Just, conforming to principles of justice and fairness.
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Equitable Servitudes
Equitable servitudes are land-use restrictions enforceable in a court of equity. They are created by the language of the promise in the form of a covenant (agreement) between two individuals.
Equitable: Fair; just; according to the principles of justice. An equitable settlement of a dispute is fair to both sides.
Equity: The value remaining after subtracting corresponding debts; excess of assets over liabilities; net worth.
equitable - Developed from English law and pertains to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law".
equitable distribution - Legal principle under which earnings and assets acquired during marriage are divided equitably fairly at divorce.
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION: The division of property between the spouses, and usually only that property bought or acquired by one or both spouses during the marriage.
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FILING: giving the clerk of Court your legal papers.
equitable distribution : the distribution of marital assets by a court in a divorce action in accordance with statutory guidelines that are designed to produce a fair but not necessarily equal division of the property ...
equitable actionAn action which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or injuries, and the prevention of threatened illegal action.
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION: In a divorce, one of the ways in which property is divided. In states with equitable distribution systems, property acquired during a marriage is jointly owned by both spouses.
equitable: (1) Describes civil suits in "equity" instead of in "law." In the legal history of England, courts of "law" could order only the payment of damages. But courts of "equity" could order someone to do something or to stop doing something.
EQUITABLE ESTATE. An equitable estate is a right or interest in land, which, not having the properties of a legal estate, but being merely a right of which courts of equity will take notice, requires the aid of such court to make it available.
equitable estoppel
A type of estoppel (q.v.) that bars a person from adopting a position in court that contradicts his or her past statements or actions when that contradictory stance would be unfair to another person who relied on the ...
Equitable conversion
Definition
: the constructive conversion of real property into personal property esp. as a result of a contract for sale of land or testamentary instructions to sell real estate and divide the proceeds ...
Equitable Distribution: The legal rules and procedures under North Carolina law for classifying, valuing and dividing marital property and debts.
Equitable Distribution
Equitable distribution gives a spouse a right to marital property only in conjunction with a dissolution of marriage.
An equitable apportionment, apart from statute law, arises where property is bequeathed on trust to pay the income to a tenant for life and the reversion to others, ...
An equitable defense accusing an opposing party of having "sat on its rights"; as a result of this delay, the delaying party is undeserving of equitable relief. It is a form of estoppel for delay.
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"The equitable principles relating to undue influence and relief against unconscionable bargains are closely related, but the doctrines are separate and distinct.
Equitable Estoppel
A legal doctrine that bars (stops) a person (or other entity, such as an administrative agency) from having a legal right based on the person's prior act or conduct.
Equitable Of or relating to equity or the exercise of the court's power to let what's right and fair overrule (under the proper circumstances) what’s technically "legal" but wrong. See equity. Equity Equity is the soul of justice.
doctrine - Under this doctrine, equity will not grant relief to a party, who, as actor, seeks to set judicial machinery in motion and obtain some remedy, if such party in prior conduct has violated conscience or good faith or other equitable ...
Laches: Doctrine whereby those who delay too long in asserting an equitable right lose their entitlement to bring an action.
The outstanding characteristic of a legal judgment, in contrast to an equitable decree, is its finality and fixity; thus, except for error justifying an appeal, the judgment may not be reconsidered (see jeopardy).
Equitable defense. A defense, in a common-law action, which rests upon equitable or legal and equitable grounds.Full defense.
Since a borrower retains an equitable right of redemption on property (meaning he can make all back payments and retain ownership) even though there have been no present payments, it is necessary to clear the title of this potential.
Even though there has been no payments, the borrower retains a equitable right of redemption if, some day, he or she were able to find the money and try to exercise their right of redemption.
The following cases are heard in circuit court: felony trials; civil lawsuits seeking injunctions, equitable relief, or damages in excess of $25,000; domestic relations matters; adoptions; child protection proceedings; ...
See also: deed of trust equitable lien judgment debtor landlord's lien mechanic's lien mortgage abstract of judgment
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Where an IT1 has not been presented within the 3-month time limit under the SDA, the tribunal can - if it considers it just and equitable to do so - extend the time limit to treat the claim as filed within the time limit.
The equitable value of the goods or services in question. The doctrine of quantum meruit allows a plaintiff to recover the reasonable value of goods or services provided to another who has derived a benefit and not paid for such benefit.
Cestui que trust
One having an equitable interest in property, legal title being vested in trustee.
Chain of Title
The chronological order of conveyancing of a parcel of land, from the original owner to the present owner.
Promissory Estoppel - Equitable doctrine allowing the court to enforce a promise even though a valid contract was not formed when a person reasonably acted in reliance on that promise.
injunction: Rule 65; an equitable remedy issued by a court, ordering a person to do something or to refrain from doing something.
Clean Hands Doctrine The principle that a party who has acted unethically or in bad faith in relation to a lawsuit will not win the suit or be granted equitable relief by the court.
Non-Marital Property: Property considered by the courts to belong to one spouse or another and that which is not available for equitable distribution.
Nullity: A decree indicating that a marriage is null and void.
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Appraisal: The procedure for determining the fair market value of an asset for equitable distribution in divorce.
A case to protect the private right of a person or to compel some type of solution in a dispute between parties. These cases usually involve family law issues, money damages or equitable relief (e.g., injunction or specific performance).
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Although Utah has now combined the two in a single system, court continue to refer to their powers in equity as distinct from their functions as courts of law. Equitable powers are flexible and try to do justice.
any property that is traceable to separate property -- for example, cash from the sale of a vintage car owned by one spouse before marriage-and any property that the spouses agree is separate property. Compare community property and equitable ...
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