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;undue hardship:A term used by the Child Support Guidelines to describe circumstances when payment of the table amount of child support would cause financial difficulty for the payor or the recipient, potentially justifying an award of support in an amount different than the table amount. See "child support," "Child Support Guidelines," and "table amount." | ;undue hardship:A term used by the Child Support Guidelines to describe circumstances when payment of the table amount of child support would cause financial difficulty for the payor or the recipient, potentially justifying an award of support in an amount different than the table amount. See "child support," "Child Support Guidelines," and "table amount." | ||
;unjust enrichment: | ;unjust enrichment:A principle and remedy at law when money, services, or other benefits are unfairly received by one person at a corresponding loss to another person. See "constructive trust." | ||
;unlawful:Acts or omissions that are contrary to legislation or the common law. See "lawful." | ;unlawful:Acts or omissions that are contrary to legislation or the common law. See "lawful." | ||
;unmarried spouse:Someone who is a spouse by the operation of a statute. Under the ''Family Law Act'', unmarried spouses are people who have lived together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, or, for all purposes of the act other than the division of property or debt, who have lived together for less than two years but have had a child together. See "marriage-like relationship," "marriage," and "married spouse." | ;unmarried spouse:Someone who is a spouse by the operation of a statute. Under the ''Family Law Act'', unmarried spouses are people who have lived together in a marriage-like relationship for at least two years, or, for all purposes of the act other than the division of property or debt, who have lived together for less than two years but have had a child together. See "marriage-like relationship," "marriage," and "married spouse." | ||
