Get answers to your legal questions — in plain English!
Find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rights
If you're like most people, you probably don't know much about your legal rights and responsibilities — until you run smack-dab into a messy legal problem. Now revised and updated, this friendly guide helps you get a handle on a wide range of everyday legal issues, decipher legal mumbo-jumbo — and come out on top. Discover how to:
Protect your child support rights Arm yourself against identity theft Clean up your credit and improve your credit score Hire the right attorney for your needs Draw up wills and living wills
By:
John Ventura
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 522g
ISBN: 9780764558306
ISBN 10: 0764558307
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 11 February 2005
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Basic Legal Stuff 7 Chapter 1: All About Our Legal System 9 Chapter 2: Do It Yourself: Solving Your Own Legal Problems 25 Chapter 3: Solving Legal Problems with an Attorney 35 Part II: Laws That Affect Your Daily Life 47 Chapter 4: Relationships, Marriage, and Divorce 49 Chapter 5: Parenting and Child Care 73 Chapter 6: The Law and Your Job 87 Chapter 7: Driving and the Law 109 Chapter 8: Privacy: Do You Really Have Any? 117 Part III: The Law and Your Money 145 Chapter 9: So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur! 147 Chapter 10: Credit: Getting It, Using It, Losing It, Rebuilding It 167 Chapter 11: Smart Spending 189 Chapter 12: Buying and Selling a Home 201 Part IV: Tough Stuff: Being Sick, Getting Older, Dying 219 Chapter 13: Your Health Care Rights 221 Chapter 14: Getting Older: We All Do It 241 Chapter 15: Estate Planning 273 Chapter 16: Death and Dying: Doing It Gracefully 291 Part V: Crime and Punishment 305 Chapter 17: Do the Crime, Do the Time 307 Chapter 18: Juvenile Law: The Times Are Changing 329 Part VI: The Part of Tens 337 Chapter 19: More Than Ten Ways to Avoid Legal Problems 339 Chapter 20: Ten Common Mistakes Consumers Make When Hiring an Attorney 345 Index 351
John Ventura, JD, was a board-certified bankruptcy attorney and an authority on consumer and small business legal issues. His books include The Credit Repair Kit and The Bankruptcy Kit.
