TitleNolo's encyclopedia of everyday law [electronic resource] : answers to your most frequently asked legal questions / by Shae Irving & Nolo editors
Imprint Berkeley, CA : Nolo, c2003
Edition 5th ed
Connect tohttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=100137
Descript 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 23 cm

CONTENT

Houses. Buying a house ; Selling your house ; Deeds -- Neighbors. Boundaries ; Fences ; Trees ; Views ; Noise -- Landlords and tenants. Leases and rental agreements ; Tenant selection ; Housing discrimination ; Rent and security deposits ; Tenants' privacy rights ; Cable access and satellite dishes ; Repairs and maintenance ; Landlord liability for criminal acts and activities ; Landlord liability for lead poisoning ; Landlord's liability for exposure to asbestos and mold ; Insurance ; Resolving disputes -- Workplace rights. Fair pay and time off ; Workplace health and safety ; Workers' compensation ; Age discrimination ; Sexual harassment ; Disability discrimination ; Losing your job -- Small businesses. Before you start ; Legal structures for small businesses ; Nonprofit corporations ; Small business taxes ; Home-based businesses ; Employers' right & responsibilities -- Patents. Qualifying for a patent ; Obtaining a patent ; Enforcing a patent ; Putting a patent to work ; How patents differ from copyrights and trademarks -- Copyrights. Copyright basics ; Copyright ownership ; Copyright protection ; Copyright registration and enforcement -- Trademarks. Types of trademarks ; Trademark protection ; Using and enforcing a trademark ; Conducting a trademark search ; Registering a trademark ; How trademarks differ from patents and copyrights -- Your money. Purchasing goods and services ; Using credit and charge cards ; Using an ATM or debit card ; Strategies for repaying debts ; Dealing with the IRS ; Debt collections ; Bankruptcy ; Rebuilding credits -- Cars and driving. Buying a new car ; Leasing a car ; Buying a used car ; Financing a vehicle purchase ; Insuring your car ; Your driver's license ; If you're stopped by the police ; Drunk driving ; Traffic accidents -- Wills and estate planning. Wills ; Probate ; Executors ; Avoiding probate ; Living trusts ; Estate and gift taxes ; Funeral planning and other final arrangements ; Body and organ donations -- Healthcare directives and powers of attorney. Healthcare directives ; Durable powers of attorney for finances ; Conservatorships -- Older Americans. Social Security ; Medicare ; Retirement plans -- Spouses and partners. Living together: gay & straight ; Premarital agreements ; Marriage ; Divorce ; Domestic violence ; Changing your name -- Parents and children. Adopting a child ; Stepparent adoptions ; Adoption rights: brith parents, grandparents and children ; Child custody and visitation ; Child support ; Guardianship of children -- Courts and mediation. Representing yourself in court ; Small claims court ; Mediation ; Finding and working with a lawyer -- Criminal law and procedure. Criminal law and procedure: an overview ; If you are questioned by the police ; Search and seizures ; Arrests and interrogations ; Bail ; Getting a lawyer


SUBJECT

  1. Law -- United States -- Popular works
  2. Law -- United States -- Miscellanea
  3. Electronic books.