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Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Questions
by Shae Irving, J.D. & Nolo
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Summary
Everything you wanted to know about the law, but couldn't afford to ask.
How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me? If I work 50 hours a week shouldn't I be getting overtime? My new car is a lemon -- what can I do?
Like it or not, the law affects practically every aspect of our lives, and legal questions come up daily. Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law has the answers.
Written by Nolo's expert team of attorneys, the book provides concise, plain-English answers to hundreds of the most frequently asked legal questions about issues you face every day, including:
- credit and debt
- workplace rights
- wills
- divorce
- bankruptcy
- social security
- landlord-tenant laws
- child custody and visitation
- adoption
- and much more
The 6th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest in the law.
Press Reviews
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"Designed to help those without a law degree overcome legal problems we routinely encounter."
Harry Rosenthal,
Portland Oregonian
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"Uses a question-and-answer format to cover a wide range of everyday legal issues."
Harry Wessel
Orlando Sentinel
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"Think of this as the FAQs of legal life. Answers to these frequently asked questions draw from Nolo's wide-ranging and widely respected legal library."
Mike Maza,
Dallas Morning News
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"Practical examples, explanations of legal principles, and useful tips..."
Library Journal
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"I've saved the best for last; those books that are useful to any human being on the planet... Nolo Press, the kings of legal self-help, has a new edition of Nolo's [Encyclopedia of Everyday Law]".
Seattle Times
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Table of Contents
About This Book
1. Houses
1.2 Buying a House
1.10 Selling Your House
1.15 Deeds
2. Neighbors
2.2 Boundaries
2.3 Fences
2.4 Trees
2.6 Views
2.8 Noise
3. Landlords and Tenants
3.2 Leases and Rental Agreements
3.4 Tenant Selection
3.4 Housing Discrimination
3.6 Rent and Security Deposits
3.8 Tenants' Privacy Rights
3.9 Cable Access and Satellite Dishes
3.11 Repairs and Maintenance
3.14 Landlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities
3.16 Landlord Liability for Lead Poisoning
3.17 Landlord's Liability for Exposure to Asbestos and Mold
3.18 Insurance
3.19 Resolving Disputes
4. Workplace Rights
4.2 Fair Pay and Time Off
4.12 Workplace Health and Safety
4.15 Workers' Compensation
4.20 Discrimination
4.32 Harassment
4.35 Workplace Privacy
4.38 Losing Your Job
5. Small Businesses
5.2 Before You Start
5.8 Legal Structures for Small Businesses
5.15 Nonprofit Corporations
5.18 Small Business Taxes
5.24 Home-Based Businesses
5.29 Employers' Rights & Responsibilities
6. Patents
6.2 Qualifying for a Patent
6.7 Obtaining a Patent
6.9 Enforcing a Patent
6.13 Putting a Patent to Work
6.14 How Patents Differ From Copyrights and Trademarks
7. Copyrights
7.2 Copyright Basics
7.4 Copyright Ownership
7.6 Copyright Protection
7.10 Copyright Registration and Enforcement
8. Trademarks
8.2 Types of Trademarks
8.5 Trademark Protection
8.8 Using and Enforcing a Trademark
8.11 Conducting a Trademark Search
8.14 Registering a Trademark
8.18 How Trademarks Differ From Patents and Copyrights
9. Your Money
9.2 Purchasing Goods and Services
9.7 Using Credit and Charge Cards
9.10 Using an ATM or Debit Card
9.12 Strategies for Repaying Debts
9.18 Dealing With the IRS
9.22 Debt Collections
9.25 Bankruptcy
9.28 Rebuilding Credit
10. Cars and Driving
10.2 Buying a New Car
10.7 Leasing a Car
10.10 Buying a Used Car
10.12 Financing a Vehicle Purchase
10.13 Insuring Your Car
10.16 Your Driver's License
10.19 If You're Stopped by the Police
10.21 Drunk Driving
10.23 Traffic Accidents
11. Wills and Estate Planning
11.2 Wills
11.8 Probate
11.9 Executors
11.13 Avoiding Probate
11.15 Living Trusts
11.18 Estate and Gift Taxes
11.22 Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements
11.25 Body and Organ Donations
12. Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney
12.2 Health Care Directives
12.7 Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances
12.11 Conservatorships
13. Older Americans
13.2 Social Security
13.7 Medicare
13.12 Retirement Plans
14. Spouses and Partners
14.2 Living Together-Gay & Straight
14.6 Domestic Partnership and Civil Unions
14.8 Premarital Agreements
14.16 Marriage
14.17 Divorce
14.26 Domestic Violence
14.30 Changing Your Name
15. Parents and Children
15.2 Adopting a Child
15.13 Stepparent Adoptions
15.15 Adoption Rights: Birth Parents, Grandparents, and Children
15.19 Child Custody and Visitation
15.26 Child Support
15.31 Guardianship of Children
16. Courts and Mediation
16.2 Representing Yourself in Court
16.12 Small Claims Court
16.19 Mediation
16.25 Finding and Working With a Lawyer
17. Criminal Law and Procedure
17.2 Criminal Law and Procedure: An Overview
17.8 If You Are Questioned by the Police
17.9 Searches and Seizures
17.13 Arrests and Interrogations
17.17 Bail
17.19 Getting a Lawyer
Appendix: Legal Research
Glossary
Index
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