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Summary

Unmarried couples living together should take certain legal precautions, whether you've lived together for years on end, or are simply contemplating the idea. This helpful book explains:o buying or renting a houseo owning cars, boats and other property together or separatelyo having and raising childreno writing wills and estate planso getting authorization to make medical decisions for an ill or injured partnero breaking upThis definitive guide for unmarried couples has been completely updated to reflect legal changes in common law marriage, property and debts, tax rules, insurance, medical care, public benefits, pre-marital agreements, alimony, estate planning and legal issues involving children, from adoption to custody and more. Includes tear-out agreements and sample forms.

Author Biography

Toni Ihara is an anthropologist turned lawyer turned graphic artist. Toni is an original member of the Nolo family and has been involved in the modern people's law movement since its inception in the early 1970s. Co-author of The Living Together Kit and 29 Reasons Not to Go to Law School, her articles have appeared in New West, Ms. and Harper's Bazaar.Ralph Warner is a co-founder of Nolo and one of the pioneers of the self-help law movement. A graduate of Princeton University and the Boalt School of Law (University of California. Berkeley), he is the author of many books and articles aimed at making our legal system more accessible and democratic Frederick Hertz is a practicing attorney and the author of Legal Affairs: Essential Advice for Same-Sex Couples (Owl Books) and co-author of Nolo's The Living Together Kit and A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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