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

Amazon.com
Here is a practical book for non-lawyers, providing clear answers to frequently asked questions in 74 different areas of the law. "What do I do about my noisy neighbors?" "What are my rights if I'm fired from my job?" "Do I really need to make a will?" In lieu of going to law school, this book gives a good, basic grounding on the legal matters most likely to touch your life--your home, your car, your money, and your job, among others. It's an excellent reference book for any home library.


From Library Journal
This book digests information offered in many other Nolo Press titles. Chapters answer basic legal questions pertaining to estate planing, domestic relations, landlords and tenants, employment, small businesses, money management and debt, neighbor conflicts, elder law, and automobiles. Nolo's trademark style is present?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. Any library with a substantial collection of Nolo materials will find this to be redundant, but small collections looking for a general legal guide may want to add this latest offering.?Joan Pedzich, Harris Beach & Wilcox LLP, Rochester, N.Y.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Midwest Book Review
Every now and then we all need the answer to a particular legal question arising from the course of our daily life such as: What can I do about my noisy neighbor? What re my rights if I'm fired? Do I really need to make a will? Attorney Shae Irving's Nolo's Everyday Law Book provides answers to the most frequently asked legal questions and does so in plain English free of jargon or "lawyerese". Whether its a question of neighbors, tenant's rights, workplace rights, small business, money, traveling, old age, cars or driving, the Nolo's Everyday Law Book is the layman's quick and easy reference guide.


Dallas Morning News
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.


Portland Oregonian
Designed to help those without a law degree overcome the legal problems we routinely encounter.


Library Journal
Practical examples, explanations of legal principles, and useful tips ...


Book Description
Like it or not, the law affects practically every aspect of our lives and legal questions come up daily. Good thing Nolo's Encyclopedia of Everyday Law has the answers! * How do I get a collection agency to stop harassing me?
* Do I need a living trust?
* What does mediation involve?
* If I work 50 hours a week shouldn’t I be getting overtime? Written by Nolo’s expert team of attorneys, this essential book provides answers to hundreds of the most-frequently-asked legal questions on issues you face every day concerning: * credit and debt
* workplace rights
* wills
* divorce
* bankruptcy
* social security
* tenants’ rights
* child custody and visitation
* adoption
* and much more


Download Description
Compiled by Nolo's team of attorney-editors and written in our straightforward, plain-English style, this book provides answers to the legal questions that come up every day. Organized by topic, it steers readers clear of legal potholes involving: divorce, credit, workplace rights, wills, estate planning, lemon laws, child support, criminal law, patent, copyrights and trademarks, and much more. The 4th edition is completely updated and revised to reflect current law.


Book Info
This book provides answers to frequently asked questions about more than 75 subjects you might encounter in your personal life -topics that range from buying a house to getting a divorce, from paying your debts to starting and running a small business. Paper. DLC: Law - U.S. - Popular works.


From the Publisher
For 30 years, Nolo has been publishing the most reliable, self-help legal tools available. Our more than 300 books, software and eProducts are regularly updated and written in plain English, so that you can tackle your legal affairs without calling a pricey attorney. And if you do need to call a lawyer, we'll be the first ones to tell you.


About the Author
Shae Irving graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. She is a co-creator of Nolo's Quicken Lawyer Personal Deluxe software and she edits many Nolo titles, including Plan Your Estate, Make Your Own Living Trust and Incorporate Your Business.


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