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Define: Family Emergency

The meaning of “Family Emergency” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Family Emergency defined in a legal contract?

  • Family Emergency means an unexpected and serious physical or mental condition affecting a close relative, which requires a significant amount of time to provide care or support. This could be due to an injury, sickness, disease, or trauma to a close relative. Seen in 6 SEC filings.
  • Family Emergency means a situation where the owner of a particular property needs to involuntarily move due to health issues, requirements of their current employer, or the involuntary termination of their current employment. Seen in 2 SEC filings.
  • Family Emergency means any serious physical or mental conditions. Seen in 1 SEC filing.

Note: pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Family Emergency means a serious, unexpected situation involving a close relative's health or significant change in job status that requires immediate attention.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Employee needing leave of absence
  • Tenant needing temporary exit from lease obligation
  • Patient needing emergency healthcare
  • Parent needing emergency childcare

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Family Emergency means any severe physical or mental conditions affecting an individual.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Individual needing immediate mental health services
  • Individual's physical health crisis

Relevant Sectors

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Family Emergency means a serious, unexpected situation involving a close relative's health or significant change in job status that requires immediate attention.