Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples

by Ihara, Toni Lynne; Warner, Ralph E.; Hertz, Frederick

• ISBN13: 9780873379779
• ISBN10: 0873379772
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Covers legal issues for unmarried couples, including living together contracts, investments, real estate, wills, paternity issues, and separation agreements.

Table of Contents

1 Living Together: An Introduction
2 The Legal State of Living Together
A. Sex and the Law	2/2	(1)
B. Common Law Marriage	2/3	(1)
C. Living Together Contracts	2/4	(1)
D. To Be Safe, Write It Down	2/9	(1)
E. What Happens to Your Written Living Together Agreement If You Get Married?	2/10	(1)
F. Domestic Partners	2/11	(1)
3 Living Together Agreements: Why and How
A. Ten Tips for Writing a Living Together Agreement	3/3	(1)
B. Property Agreements	3/4	(1)
C. Agreement to Share Ownership of a Joint Purchase	3/13	(1)
D. Agreement Covering Joint Projects	3/17	(1)
E. Agreement Covering Homemaker Services	3/19	(1)
F. Agreement for Artists and Inventors	3/21	(1)
G. Agreement for People in School	3/23	(1)
H. Agreement to Protect Person Who Moves a Long Distance or Gives Up a Job	3/25	(1)
4 Debt, Credit, Taxes, and More: Practical Aspects of Living Together
A. Debt and Credit	4/3	(1)
B. Buying and Investing Together	4/6	(1)
C. Discrimination	4/7	(1)
D. Sharing Your Last Name	4/9	(1)
E. Income Taxes	4/10	(1)
F. Social Security	4/12	(1)
G. Retirement Plans	4/13	(1)
H. Public Benefits	4/14	(1)
I. Insurance	4/15	(1)
J. Liability for Medical Care of a Mate	4/17	(1)
K. Making Medical and Financial Decisions for Your Partner	4/17	(1)
L. Wrongful Death and Loss of Consortium Lawsuits	4/19	(1)
5 Renting and Sharing a Home
A. Discrimination on the Basis of Marital Status	5/2	(1)
B. Leases and Rental Agreements	5/3	(1)
C. Moving In Together	5/4	(1)
D. Moving Into the Rental Home of One Partner	5/5	(1)
E. Getting Your Security Deposit Back	5/10	(1)
6 Buying a House Together
A. May Sellers Discriminate Against Unmarried Buyers?	6/3	(1)
B. How to Find and Work With a Real Estate Agent	6/4	(1)
C. Househunting Online	6/5	(1)
D. Home Financing and Mortgages	6/5	(1)
E. Proceeding With Your Purchase: Offers, Inspections, Escrow, and Closing	6/9	(1)
F. Taking Title to Your New Home	6/11	(1)
G. Contracts for Couples Owning a Home Together	6/14	(1)
H. Contract for Equal Ownership of a House	6/15	(1)
I. Contract for Unequal Ownership of a House	6/22	(1)
J. Agreement for One Person to Move Into the Other's House and Become an Immediate Co-Owner	6/26	(1)
K. Agreement for One Person to Move Into the Other's House and Become a Co-Owner Gradually	6/30	(1)
7 Starting a Family
A. Having a Child: Legal Obligations of Unmarried Parents	7/2	(1)
B. Naming the Baby and Getting a Birth Certificate	7/2	(1)
C. Naming the Father: Paternity	7/3	(1)
D. Legitimacy of Children Born to Unmarried Parents	7/5	(1)
E. Adopting a Child	7/8	(1)
F. Public and Private Benefits for a Child of Unmarried Parents	7/10	(1)
G. Inheritance Rights of a Child of Unmarried Parents	7/10	(1)
8 You and Your Ex-Spouse and Children From a Prior Relationship
A. Getting a Divorce While Living With Someone Else	8/2	(1)
B. Living Together and Impact on Custody of Children From a Prior Marriage	8/7	(1)
C. Visitation With Children From a Prior Marriage	8/11	(1)
D. Child Support for Children From a Prior Marriage	8/11	(1)
E. The Effect of Living Together on Alimony and Child Support From a Prior Marriage	8/12	(1)
9 Wills and Estate Planning
A. What Happens If You Don't Do Any Estate Planning	9/3	(1)
B. The Effect of Living Together Contracts	9/3	(1)
C. Figuring Out What You Own: Taking Inventory	9/4	(1)
D. An Introduction to Wills	9/6	(1)
E. Preparing a Basic Will	9/8	(1)
F. Avoiding Probate	9/18	(1)
G. Estate and Gift Taxes	9/23	(1)
H. Balancing the Needs of Your Partner and Your Children	9/30	(1)
I. Funerals and Other Final Arrangements	9/32	(1)
10 Moving On-When Unmarried Couples Separate
A. Rules of the Unmarried Dissolution	10/2	(1)
B. The Process of Separation	10/3	(1)
C. Ten Steps to Resolving Your Conflicts	10/8	(1)
D. Mediation, Arbitration, and Other Ways to Resolve Disputes	10/10	(1)
E. Lawyers and Lawsuits: Going to Court	10/14	(1)
F. Solutions for Property Division Problems	10/15	(1)
G. Putting It All Together: Preparing a Settlement Agreement	10/20	(1)
H. Children: Custody, Visitation, and Support	10/22	(1)
11 Lawyers and Legal Research
A. Doing Your Own Legal Reseach	11/2	(1)
B. Hiring a Lawyer	12/5
Appendix I: How to Use the CD-ROM
Appendix II: Tear-Out Forms
Index