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A quick definition of fiduciary relationship:

A fiduciary relationship is when one person has a duty to act in the best interest of another person. This can happen in different situations, like when someone is an agent for someone else. Even if the parties didn't mean to create a fiduciary relationship, their actions can show that they did. The relationship ends when the parties don't want it anymore, but the agent can still create obligations for the principal with other people until the relationship is officially over.

A more thorough explanation:

A fiduciary relationship is a type of relationship where one person has a duty to act in the best interest of another person. This duty is called a fiduciary duty. The relationship can be created in different ways, and it doesn't always depend on the parties' intentions.

For example, when someone hires an agent to do something for them, like sell their house, the agent has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the person who hired them. This means the agent can't do anything that would harm the person who hired them, like selling the house for less than it's worth.

Another example is when a doctor treats a patient. The doctor has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the patient, which means they can't do anything that would harm the patient, like prescribing the wrong medication.

It's important to note that the fiduciary relationship can end if the parties no longer intend to maintain it. However, the agent may still have some obligations to third parties that were created during the relationship.

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@legallydillydallying: it'll say "decision letter sent" in your portal (without an email or call)
19:59
and then the snail mail R comes
PotatoPesto
20:00
I got the SLS waitlist but dang it took them forever
legallydillydallying
20:01
@pongleton: thank you :)
legallydillydallying
20:01
@potatopesto: omg congrats! did you just get it rn?
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PotatoPesto
20:07
@legallydillydallying: I got it about 10 min ago
20:07
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shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:18
@PotatoPesto: did you get DLS with your WL? Or just an email?
trees1234567
20:19
DLS shows up in your portal if you get an email
trees1234567
20:19
unsure if it came before or after for me, but after getting it on Thurs, the portal shows DLS and a p barren status boz
trees1234567
20:19
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shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:19
Trees was that for R or WL?
trees1234567
20:20
WL
squeakingpotato
20:21
Does anyone have that chapman groupme link for accepted students? Tried to join but it didn't work
shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:31
So my portal says DLS any everything is blank in the boxes..should I just assume its an R?
shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:31
wish they would communicate more clearly
babybunny
20:39
guys this meeting is gonna be so long. already two hours in
20:43
oof what's it for bunny?
20:44
@shereallysaidmeganslaw: yea I think absent any other communication it's an R (and should arrive to ur physical mailing address at some point):(
babybunny
20:45
@Pongleton: bunny does politics sometimes
shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:46
@Pongleton: ty ty pongleton, I'm just like damn can y'all send an email
20:49
they do have an odd process :/ and not the best, sorry to be the bearer of bad news
20:49
ok bunny! look at u go
shereallysaidmeganslaw
20:50
Don't be! I honestly appreciate it!
[] ararara
20:50
@shereallysaidmeganslaw: I asked this earlier but how do you defend horsey? The user is actually talking about ruining the website next cycle for users so I had to ban them. I say this because I care and don’t like banning people. But how can you defend that in good faith?
[] ararara
20:51
Sorry for the late response, just working. You too bunny. Assuming you are not trolls. What am I supposed to do!
20:51
bunny boutta top out the list
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