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

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About Nolo's Encyclopedia Of Everyday Law: Answers To

Product Description Everything you ever wanted to know about the law, but couldn’t afford to ask The law affects practically every aspect of our lives, and legal questions come up daily. When they do, turn to Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, a handy, information-packed desk reference. Written by Nolo’s expert team of attorneys, this book answers more than 1,000 of the most frequently asked questions about everyday legal issues, including: Credit & debt Workplace rights Wills & trusts Buying a house Divorce Small claims court Domestic violence Adoption Traffic accidents Inventions Privacy rights Child custody & support Elder care Bankruptcy Noisy neighbors Home businesses Name changes Searches & seizures Tenant rights Criminal law The 11th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest laws, government agency contacts, and resources. There’s also a helpful glossary of legal terms and an appendix on how to do your own legal research. Review "Chapters answer basic legal questions pertaining to estate planning, domestic relations, landlords and tenants, employment, small businesses, money management and debt, neighbor conflicts, elder law, and automobiles. Nolo's trademark style in plain English writing with useful lists of additional resources. The question-and-answer format forms the backbone of the book, and practical examples, explanations of legal principles, and useful tips appear throughout." Library Journal "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." Dallas Morning News "Designed to help those without a law degree overcome the legal problems we routinely encounter." Portland Oregonian "Irving, an attorney and author, answers frequently asked legal questions related to everyday law in the areas of houses, neighbors, landlords and tenants, workplace rights, small businesses, patents, copyrights, trademarks, money, cars and driving, wills and estate planning, health care directives and powers of attorney, aging, spouses and partners, parents and children, courts and mediation, and criminal law and procedure. This edition has been updated to reflect new laws, government agency contacts, and resources. It has a glossary of legal terms and an appendix on doing legal research." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor, ProtoView About the Author Shae Irving has written and edited for Nolo since 1994, specializing in estate planning and family law issues. She has written or co-written books and software, including Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair and Lasting Contract, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for California, Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To, and Nolo's Quicken WillMaker Plus software. Shae graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and briefly practiced law at a large San Francisco firm before becoming a legal author. All Nolo legal editors specialize in certain areas of the law, and many are recognized as national experts in their field. They write books, edit books by outside authors, and in their spare time write online articles and blogs, develop legal forms, and create the legal content of Nolo software.