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Your Little Legal Companion A compact, fun-filled book that features entertaining facts and insights about life, love and the law! Not many books can address quitting your job or going to small-claims court -- then recommend watching "Office Space" or cover how cases end up before Judge Judy. Your Little Legal Companion, our most engaging book yet, does this and much more! Covering everything from birth to death and everything in between in an easy-to-read "Top 10 list" format, you'll find quick tips on: going to college buying a car renting an apartment dealing with an accident quitting a job starting a business dealing with identity theft becoming a landlord buying and selling on eBay moving in with a significant other (yikes!) starting a band taking your dream trip surviving a natural disaster holding the best garage sale ever fighting a traffic ticket writing a will and much, much more... Turn to Your Little Legal Companion for quick, practical and just plain friendly advice from the experts, the editors of Nolo, America's leading do-it-yourself legal publisher. A quick read that's guaranteed to make you laugh, it makes a great gift, airplane book and -- yes, it must be said -- bathroom reader!

Your Little Legal Companion

The Lawsuit Survival Guide Bridge the gap between yourself and the legal system with The Lawsuit Survival Guide. Find concise explanations of legal proceedings and clear answers to your questions, such as: "How do I find the right lawyer?" "How do attorney fees work?" "What is my lawyer doing, and why?" "What does all this legalese mean?" "What's taking so long?" "Can I cut costs by helping my lawyer?" "Can I get out of this lawsuit?" The Lawsuit Survival Guide takes you through the entire litigation process from start to finish, explaining every step along the way in language that makes sense. Save both you and your lawyer time, money and aggravation -- and get the information you need to make smart decisions. This one-of-a-kind eBook is perfect for clients, lawyers, business people, law students, paralegals, writers and anyone else with an interest in civil court cases.

The Lawsuit Survival Guide

Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference Employment law A to Z in one easy-to-use desk reference If you're a human resources professional, it's important that you have quick access to the information you need to do your job. Enter Nolo's latest quick reference guide, Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference, the all-in-one, easy-to-read guide every HR pro should have handy. From Absenteeism to Zero-Tolerance Policy, read entries on topics such as: Bereavement Leave Class Action Ergonomics Hostile Work Environment Minimum Wage Privacy Stock Options Trade Secret Whistleblower ...and much more In usual Nolo fashion, Employment Law combines legal and practical information that can be used in real-world HR situations. Real-life case references, statistics, trends, and even pop culture references help to illustrate each entry's summary of the law. Let this guide, the latest in Nolo's Quick Reference series, give you easy and affordable access to the information you need.

Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference

Criminal Law: A Desk Reference Demystify criminal law. Criminal law can be a maze of conflicting principles, strange jargon, and confusing procedures. Professor Paul Bergman unravels the mysteries with an engaging plain-English style that incorporates real-life examples, famous films, and entertaining hypotheticals. From arraignment through sentencing, from "abuse excuse" to vigilante, this handy desk reference explains it all. You'll get answers to questions such as: When can police officers enter your home? Is cyber-bullying illegal? Is intoxication ever a criminal offense? What are the fruits of the poisonous tree? Can the police search your car? Criminal Law: A Desk Reference will assist students, bloggers, journalists, mystery writers, and anyone else interested in the criminal justice system or law enforcement. ”You’ve gone straight. Can your name be cleared?…This book will tell you how in minute detail.”-Whole Earth Review “Nolo is always there in a jam as the nation’s premier publisher of do-it-yourself legal books.” - Newsweek “The legal arena is where Nolo shines.” - San Jose Mercury News

Criminal Law: A Desk Reference

Divorce & Money Divorcing? Get everything you need to split assets and debts as fairly as possible. When you're going through divorce, you have to make an overwhelming number of financial decisions. Should you sell the house? What happens to retirement benefits? How will you handle taxes? Full of sensitive and practical advice, Divorce & Money guides you through the complex process of making these important, and sometimes life-altering financial decisions. It covers how to: decide whether to keep or sell the house protect yourself against misuse of joint accounts and credit cards avoid tax problems handle alimony and child support divide debts fairly avoid hasty decisions that could hurt you financially reduce risks to your investments understand how a court evaluates assets gain financial stability as a single person The fully updated 10th edition provides the latest tax figures and data, plus new information on dealing with credit problems, bankruptcy, foreclosure, and the other varied effects of divorcing in a down economy. “Reduces the financial complications of divorce into comprehensible strategies.”-Newsday“An essential purchase for anyone contemplating a split...”-Los Angeles Times“At the very least, you should read Divorce & Money so that you better understand your legal rights.”-Newark Star-Ledger

Divorce & Money

Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements Protect yourself and your business The independent contractor relationship has a great deal of flexibility which is why it's important both parties are in clear and mutual agreement from the beginning. Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements is the most comprehensive guide available and will show you how to protect your rights and your business, including: define a project's scope, components and duration protect your trade secrets, trademarks, patents and copyrights getting paid on time and in full, and getting your money's worth The 7th edition is completely updated to provide the latest rules and regulations for businesses and contractors, including all the necessary forms you'll need to draw up solid contracts.“Will show you exactly how to put your agreement together.’’-Small Business Opportunities“Worth the price for the information and forms that either directly affect creative consultants or can be adapted for editorial services.”-Freelance Writer's Report“Illuminates some of the most important elements of this growing way to work…”-Boston Globe

Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements

Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners Use chapter 7 bankruptcy to wipe out your small business debts! If you're like the majority of small business owners, you don't have the up-front cash to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy. So what do you do when your business is underwater? Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners has the strategies and solutions you need to assess the financial condition of your business and determine whether you should declare bankruptcy to get rid of your business debts. Learn about: what business debts and assets (if any) are affected by your bankruptcy bankruptcy options and the eligibility factors and downsides of each "look back" requirements -- periods of time during which personal or business actions have created obstacles to filing for bankruptcy the automatic stay and putting a stop to collections efforts valuation of business assets, including good will and intellectual property exemptions that protect a small business owner's property what happens to a house in bankruptcy Find out which forms you need to fill out, plus get all the instructions you need to file them in court. Keep as much of your property as possible and tackle business debt so you can move on to your next venture with Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners. “The most prominent U.S. publisher of self-help legal aids.”-Time Magazine“The nation’s largest publisher of self-help legal books and software.”-The Wall Street Journal

Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners

Saving the Family Cottage Now published by Nolo, Saving the Family Cottage is written in plain English by estate planning and succession attorney-experts Stuart Hollander and David S. Fry, to help you plan to pass on your vacation home and keep it in the family. Complete with real-world examples and stories of cottage "wars" gone awry, this book breaks down the essentials for passing your cottage to the next generation. Find out how to: figure out which estate planning entity is right for you and your family develop a cottage schedule deal with co-owners who fail to pay their assessments decide whether to establish an endowment allocate control between and within generations of owners Although the term "cottage" is used throughout, the practical advice from the authors applies to any property that a family wants to retain. With information for owners, attorneys and financial planners, this guide to succession planning makes a complex problem understandable and offers concrete solutions to what can be a delicate family matter. The 2nd edition acknowledged the addition of Attorney David S. Fry as an author of the book and successor to the author's cottage law practice. The updated 3rd edition is now published by Nolo and has been revised to include the latest state and federal rules that apply to vacation home owners, including fully up-to-date estate tax information. “Practical advice…”-The Grand Rapids Press “Nolo is always there in a jam as the nation’s premier publisher of do-it-yourself legal books.” - Newsweek

Saving the Family Cottage