Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law : Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions,9780873376099

Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law : Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780873376099
ISBN10: 0873376099
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-04-01
Publisher(s): Nolo
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Summary

Like it or not, the law affects practically every aspect of our lives and legal questions come up daily. Good thing Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law has the answers!

Written by Nolo's expert team of attorneys, this completely updated edition provides answers to hundreds of the most frequently asked legal questions on issues readers face every day concerning:
-- credit and debt
-- workplace rights
-- wills
-- divorce
-- bankruptcy
-- social security
-- tenants' rights
-- child custody and visitation
-- adoption
-- and much more

The 4th edition is completely updated and revised to reflect current law.

Table of Contents

About this book
Houses
Buying a House
Selling Your House
Deeds
Home Safety
Neighbors
Boundaries
Fences
Trees
Views
Noise
Landlords and Tenants
Leases and Rental Agreements
Tenant Selection
Housing Discrimination
Rent and Security Deposits
Tenants' Privacy Rights
Repairs and Maintenance
Landlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities
Landlord Liability for Lead Poisoning
Insurance
Resolving Disputes
Workplace Rights
Fair Pay and Time Off
Workplace Health and Safety
Workers' Compensation
Age Discrimination
Sexual Harassment
Disability Discrimination
Losing or Leaving Your Job
Small Businesses
Before You Start
Legal Structures for Small Businesses
Nonprofit Corporations
Small Business Taxes
Home-Based Businesses
Employers' Rights and Responsibilities
Patents
Qualifying for a Patent
Obtaining a Patent
Enforcing a Patent
Putting a Patent to Work
How Patents Differ from Copyrights and Trademarks
Copyrights
Copyright Basics
Copyright Ownership
Copyright Protection
Copyright Registration and Enforcement
Trademarks
Types of Trademarks
Trademark Protection
Using and Enforcing a Trademark
Conducting a Trademark Search
Registering a Trademark
How Trademarks Differ From Patents and Copyrights
Your Money
Purchasing Goods and Services
Using Credit and Charge Cards
Using an ATM or Debit Card
Strategies for Repaying Debts
Dealing With the IRS
Debt Collections
Bankruptcy
Rebuilding Credit
Cars and Driving
Buying a New Car
Leasing a Car
Buying a Used Car
Financing a Vehicle Purchase
Insuring Your Car
Your Driver's License
If You're Stopped by the Police
Drunk Driving
Traffic Accidents
Traveling
Airlines
Rental Cars
Hotels and Other Accommodations
Travel Agents
Travel Scams
Wills and Estate Planning
Wills
Probate
Executors
Avoiding Probate
Living Trusts
Estate and Gift Taxes
Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements
Body and Organ Donations
Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney
Healthcare Directives
Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances
Conservatorships
Older Americans
Social Security
Medicare
Pensions
Retirement Plans
Spouses and Partners
Living Together-Gay and Straight
Premarital Agreements
Marriage
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Changing Your Name
Parents and Children
Adopting a Child
Stepparent Adoptions
Adoption Rights: Birthparents, Grandparents and Children
Child Custody and Visitation
Child Support
Guardianship of Children
Courts and Mediation
Representing Yourself in Court
Small Claims Court
Mediation
Dealing With Your Lawyer
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure: An Overview
If You Are Questioned by the Police
Searches and Seizures
Arrests and Interrogations
Bail
Getting a Lawyer
Appendix: Legal Research
Glossary

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