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

by Shae Irving J.D., Nolo Editors

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413323436
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	12/30/2016
Edition description:	Tenth Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)

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 Universityof 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.

Table of Contents

1. Houses 2. Neighbors 3. Landlords and Tenants 4. Workplace Rights 5. Small Businesses 6. Patents 7. Copyrights 8. Trademarks 9. Your Money 10. Cars and Driving 11. Wills and Estate Planning 12. Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney 13. Older Americans 14. Spouses and Partners 15. Parents and Children 16. Courts and Mediation 17. Criminal Law and Procedure Glossary Appendix:Legal Research Index

Editorial Reviews

"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

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