Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal questions

Encyclopedia of Everyday Law Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal questions

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Table of Contents
About This Book
1
ef Houses
1.2Buying a House
1.9Selling Your House
1.15Deeds
2
ef Neighbors
2.2Boundaries
2.3Fences
2.4Trees
2.6Views
2.8Noise
3
ef Landlords and
5.24Home-Based Businesses
5.29Employers’ Rights &
Responsibilities
6
ef Patents
6.2Qualifying for a Patent
6.7Obtaining a Patent
6.9Enforcing a Patent
6.12Putting a Patent
to Work
6.14How Patents Differ From
Copyrights and
Trademarks
7
ef Copyrights
7.2Copyright Basics
7.4Copyright Ownership
7.6Copyright Protection
7.10Copyright Registration
and Enforcement
8
ef Trademarks
8.2Types of Trademarks
8.5Trademark Protection
8.8Using and Enforcing a
Trademark
8.11Conducting a
Trademark Search
8.14Registering a
Trademark
8.18How Trademarks
Differ
From Patents and
Copyrights
9
ef Your Money
9.2Purchasing Goods and
Services
9.7Using Credit and
Charge Cards
9.11Using an ATM or Debit
Card
9.11Strategies for Repaying
Debts
9.18Dealing With the IRS
9.22Debt Collections
9.25Bankruptcy
9.28Rebuilding Credit
10
ef Cars and Driving
10.2Buying a New Car
10.7Leasing a Car
10.10Buying a Used Car
10.12Financing a Vehicle
Purchase
10.13Insuring Your Car
10.16Your Driver’s License
10.19If You’re Stopped by the
Police
10.21Drunk Driving
10.23Traffic Accidents
11
ef Travel
11.2Airlines
11.11Rental Cars
11.16Hotels and Other
Accommodations
11.21Travel Agents
11.25Travel Scams
12
ef Wills and Estate
Planning
12.2Wills
12.8Probate
12.9Executors
12.13Avoiding Probate
12.15Living Trusts
12.18Estate and Gift Taxes
12.22Funeral Planning and
Other Final Arrangements
12.25Body and Organ
Donations
13
ef Healthcare
Directives and
Powers of Attorney
13.2Healthcare Directives
13.7Durable Powers of
Attorney for Finances
13.11Conservatorships
14
ef Older Americans
14.2Social Security
14.8Medicare
14.12Pensions
14.19Retirement Plans
15
ef Spouses and
Partners
15.2Living Together—Gay
& Straight
15.6Premarital Agreements
15.8Marriage
15.16Divorce
15.26Domestic Violence
15.29Changing Your Name
16
ef Parents and
Children
16.2Adopting a Child
16.12Stepparent Adoptions
16.14Adoption Rights:
Birthparents,
Grandparents and
Children
16.18Child Custody and
Visitation
16.25Child Support
16.31Guardianship of
Children
17
ef Courts and
Mediation
17.2Representing Yourself
in Court
17.13Small Claims Court
17.21Mediation
17.27Dealing With Your
Lawyer
18
ef Criminal Law
and Procedure
18.2Criminal Law and
Procedure: An Overview
18.8If You Are Questioned
by the Police
18.10Searches and Seizures
18.14Arrests and
Interrogations
18.17Bail
18.20Getting a Lawyer
Appendix:
Legal Research
Glossary
Tenants
3.2Leases and Rental
Agreements
3.4Tenant Selection
3.4Housing
Discrimination
3.6Rent and Security
Deposits
3.8Tenants’ Privacy Rights
3.9Repairs and Maintenance
3.12Landlord Liability for
Criminal Acts and
Activities
3.14Landlord Liability for
Lead Poisoning
3.15Landlord’s Liability for
Exposure to Asbestos
and Mold
3.16Insurance
3.17Resolving Disputes
4
ef Workplace Rights
4.2Fair Pay and TimeOff
4.9Workplace Health
andSafety
4.12Workers’ Compensation
4.17Age Discrimination
4.21Sexual Harassment
4.25Disability
Discrimination
4.29Losing or Leaving
Your Job
5
ef SmallBusinesses
5.2Before You Start
5.8Legal Structures
forSmall Businesses
5.15Nonprofit Corporations
5.18Small Business Taxes

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