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

by Irving, Shae; Michon, Kathleen; McKenna, Beth

• ISBN13: 9780873378307
• ISBN10: 087337830X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Nolo

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.

Author Biography

Shae Irving graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and is the editor of many of Nolo's do-it-yourself legal titles

Table of Contents

About This Book
Houses
Buying a House	2	(7)
Selling Your House	9	(6)
Deeds	15
Neighbors
Boundaries	2	(1)
Fences	3	(1)
Trees	4	(2)
Views	6	(2)
Noise	8
Landlords and Tenants
Leases and Rental Agreements	2	(2)
Tenant Selection	4	(1)
Housing Discrimination	4	(2)
Rent and Security Deposits	6	(2)
Tenants' Privacy Rights	8	(1)
Repairs and Maintenance	9	(3)
Landlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities	12	(2)
Landlord Liability for Lead Poisoning	14	(1)
Landlord's Liability for Exposure to Asbestos and Mold	15	(1)
Insurance	16	(1)
Resolving Disputes	17
Workplace Rights
Fair Pay and Time Off	2	(7)
Workplace Health and Safety	9	(3)
Workers' Compensation	12	(5)
Age Discrimination	17	(4)
Sexual Harassment	21	(4)
Disability Discrimination	25	(4)
Losing or Leaving Your Job	29
Small Businesses
Before You Start	2	(6)
Legal Structures for Small Businesses	8	(7)
Nonprofit Corporations	15	(3)
Small Business Taxes	18	(6)
Home-Based Businesses	24	(5)
Employers' Rights & Responsibilities	29
Patents
Qualifying for a Patent	2	(5)
Obtaining a Patent	7	(2)
Enforcing a Patent	9	(3)
Putting a Patent to Work	12	(2)
How Patents Differ From Copy rights and Trademarks	14
Copyrights
Copyright Basics	2	(2)
Copyright Ownership	4	(2)
Copyright Protection	6	(4)
Copyright Registration and Enforcement	10
Trademarks
Types of Trademarks	2	(3)
Trademark Protection	5	(3)
Using and Enforcing a Trademark	8	(3)
Conducting a Trademark Search	11	(3)
Registering a Trademark	14	(4)
How Trademarks Differ	18
From Patents and Copyrights
Your Money
Purchasing Goods and Services	2	(5)
Using Credit and Charge Cards	7	(4)
Using an ATM or Debit Card	11	(1)
Strategies for Repaying Debts	11	(7)
Dealing With the IRS	18	(4)
Debt Collections	22	(3)
Bankruptcy	25	(3)
Rebuilding Credit	28
Cars and Driving
Buying a New Car	2	(5)
Leasing a Car	7	(3)
Buying a Used Car	10	(2)
Financing a Vehicle Purchase	12	(1)
Insuring Your Car	13	(3)
Your Driver's License	16	(3)
If You're Stopped by the Police	19	(2)
Drunk Driving	21	(2)
Traffic Accidents	23
Travel
Airlines	2	(9)
Rental Cars	11	(5)
Hotels and Other Accommodations	16	(5)
Travel Agents	21	(4)
Travel Scams	25
Wills and Estate Planning
Wills	2	(6)
Probate	8	(1)
Executors	9	(4)
Avoiding Probate	13	(2)
Living Trusts	15	(3)
Estate and Gift Taxes	18	(4)
Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements	22	(3)
Body and Organ Donations	25
Healthcare Directives and Powers of Attorney
Healthcare Directives	2	(5)
Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances	7	(4)
Conservatorships	11
Older Americans
Social Security	2	(6)
Medicare	8	(4)
Pensions	12	(7)
Retirement Plans	19
Spouses and Partners
Living Together---Gay & Straight	2	(4)
Premarital Agreements	6	(2)
Marriage	8	(8)
Divorce	16	(10)
Domestic Violence	26	(3)
Changing Your Name	29
Parents and Children
Adopting a Child	2	(10)
Stepparent Adoptions	12	(2)
Adoption Rights: Birthparents, Grandparents and Children	14	(4)
Child Custody and Visitation	18	(7)
Child Support	25	(6)
Guardianship of Children	31
Courts and Mediation
Representing Yourself in Court	2	(11)
Small Claims Court	13	(8)
Mediation	21	(6)
Dealing With Your Lawyer	27
Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure: An Overview	2	(6)
If You Are Questioned by the Police	8	(2)
Searches and Seizures	10	(4)
Arrests and Interrogations	14	(3)
Bail	17	(3)
Getting a Lawyer	20
Appendix: Legal Research
Glossary