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Everything you ever wanted to know about the law,but couldn't afford to ask Written by Nolo's expert team of attorneys, this book answersmore than 1,000 of the most frequently asked questions about everyday legal issues,including: Credit & debt Privacy rights Workplace rights Child custody & support Wills & trusts Elder care Buying a house Bankruptcy Divorce Noisy neighbors Small claims court Home businesses Domestic violence Name changes Adoption Searches & seizures Traffic accidents Tenant rights Inventions Criminal law The 12th edition is completely updated to provide current andaccurate information on all the legal subjects covered in the book. It also hasa helpful glossary of legal terms and an appendix on how to do your ownlegal research. Nolo editors each focus on specificareas of the law, such as estate planning, family law, employment law, realestate, criminal law, and business. They specialize in writing and editing plain English do-it-yourself legalarticles and books for consumers.

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• About Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law(1)
• 1 Houses(3)
• Buying a House(4)
• Selling Your House(12)
• Deeds(17)
• 2 Neighbors(21)
• Boundaries(22)
• Fences(23)
• Trees(25)
• Views(26)
• Noise(29)
• 3 Landlords and Tenants(33)
• Leases and Rental Agreements(34)
• Choosing Tenants and Choosing a Place to Live(36)
• Housing Discrimination(37)
• Rent and Security Deposits(39)
• Tenants' Privacy Rights(41)
• Roommates, Sublets, and Airbnb(42)
• Repairs and Maintenance(43)
• Landlord Liability for Criminal Acts and Activities(45)
• Landlord Liability for Lead Poisoning(48)
• Landlord Liability for Exposure to Asbestos, Mold, and Bedbugs(49)
• Insurance(50)
• Resolving Disputes(52)
• Tenancy Terminations and Evictions(54)
• 4 Workplace Rights(57)
• Fair Pay and Time Off(58)
• Workplace Health and Safety(69)
• Workers' Compensation(72)
• Discrimination(78)
• Harassment(91)
• Workplace Privacy(94)
• Losing Your Job(98)
• 5 Small Businesses(103)
• Before You Start a Small Business(104)
• Legal Structures for Small Businesses(110)
• Nonprofit Corporations(118)
• Small Business Taxes(121)
• Home-Based Businesses(126)
• Employers' Rights & Responsibilities(130)
• 6 Patents(149)
• Qualifying for a Patent(150)
• Obtaining a Patent(156)
• Enforcinga Patent(157)
• Putting a Patent to Work(161)
• How Design Patents Differ From Copyrights and Trademarks(162)
• 7 Copyrights(165)
• Copyright Basics(166)
• Copyright Ownership(169)
• Copyright Protection(171)
• Copyright Registration and Enforcement(174)
• 8 Trademarks(177)
• Types of Trademarks(178)
• Trademark Protection(181)
• Using and Enforcing a Trademark(184)
• Conducting a Trademark Search(187)
• Registering a Trademark(189)
• How Trademarks Differ From Patents and Copyrights(193)
• 9 Your Money(197)
• Purchasing Goods and Services(198)
• Using Credit and Charge Cards(203)
• Using an ATM or Debit Card(206)
• Strategies for Repaying Debts, House Payments, and Student Loans(207)
• Dealing With the IRS(215)
• Debt Collections(219)
• Bankruptcy(223)
• Rebuilding Credit(226)
• 10 Cars and Driving(231)
• Buying a New Car(232)
• Leasing a Car(237)
• Buying a Used Car(239)
• Financing a Vehicle Purchase(242)
• Insuring Your Car(243)
• Your Driver's License(246)
• Driving for Uber or Lyft(250)
• If You're Stopped by the Police(251)
• Drunk Driving(252)
• Traffic Accidents(254)
• 11 Wills and Estate Planning(259)
• Wills(260)
• Probate(266)
• Executors(267)
• Avoiding Probate(271)
• Living Trusts(272)
• Estate and Gift Taxes(276)
• Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements(278)
• Body and Organ Donations(283)
• 12 Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney(285)
• Health Care Directives(286)
• Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances(293)
• Conservatorships(297)
• 13 Older Americans(301)
• Retirement Plans(302)
• Social Security(307)
• Medicare(313)
• Finding a Caregiver or Residential Care Facility(319)
• 14 Spouses and Partners(325)
• Living Together-Gay or Straight(326)
• Domestic Partnership and Civil Unions(330)
• Premarital Agreements(332)
• Marriage(335)
• Divorce(339)
• Domestic Violence(344)
• Changing Your Name(348)
• 15 Parents and Children(355)
• Adopting a Child(356)
• Stepparent Adoptions(367)
• Adoption Rights: Birth Parents, Grandparents, and Children(369)
• Child Custody and Visitation(372)
• Child Support(379)
• Guardianship of Children(386)
• 16 Courts and Mediation(391)
• Representing Yourself in Court(392)
• Small Claims Court(403)
• Mediation(410)
• Finding and Working With a Lawyer(415)
• 17 Criminal Law and Procedure(429)
• Criminal Law and Procedure: An Overview(430)
• If You Are Questioned by the Police(436)
• Searches and Seizures(438)
• Arrests and Interrogations(442)
• Bail(446)
• Getting a Lawyer(448)
• Glossary(455)
• Appendix
• Legal Research(477)
• Learning About a Particular Area of Law(478)
• Finding a Specific Law(480)
• Finding Answers to Specific Legal Questions(487)
• Finding Legal Forms(490)
• Index(493)

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Nolo editors each focus on specific areas of the law, such as estate planning, family law, employment law, real estate, criminal law, and business. They specialize in writing and editing plain English do-it-yourself legal articles and books for consumers.