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The quick legal reference for every family.
Here, in plain English, are answers to the everyday legal questions that nearly everyone encounters at one time or another. Written by family law experts, this book covers hundreds of legal issues, including:
Couples: Marriage requirements, prenuptial agreements, green cards for fiancés, rights of same-sex partners, obligations for a spouse's debt, divorce, changing your name after marriage or divorce, and more.
Children: Rights of birth and adoptive parents and adopted children, foster care, guardianships, child support, custody and visitation, bullying, teenage run-ins with the law and juvenile court, and kids' rights when it comes to work, driving, and special education.
Seniors: Government programs for health insurance and residential care, and essential estate planning documents such as a health ca
re power of attorney.
The second edition has been completely updated with the latest legal information and resources affecting families--from state divorce laws to the best websites for seniors.
Easy-to-use, concise, and clear, The Legal Answer Book for Families is the perfect addition to any family's collection of practical reference books.
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"This thorough and well-organized volume will guide individuals through the legal and tax issues that come with the territory. From deciding on legal structures to drafting contracts to collecting payment from deadbeat clients, this is excellent information."
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“Covers everything independent contractors need to know."Business Life
Synopsis
Lecons orales de clinique chirurgicale faites a l'Hotel-Dieu de Paris. Tome 6 / par M. le Bon Dupuytren, ...; recueillies et publiees par une societe de medecins
Date de l'edition originale: 1832-1834
Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.
Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.
En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.
Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.
Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Synopsis
Le ons orales de clinique chirurgicale faites l'H tel-Dieu de Paris. Tome 3 / par M. le Bon Dupuytren, ...; recueillies et publi es par une soci t de m decins
Date de l' dition originale: 1832-1834
Le pr sent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la litt rature Fran aise mise en place avec la BNF.
HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant num ris ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant la demande.
Certains de ces ouvrages refl tent des courants de pens e caract ristiques de leur poque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jug s condamnables.
Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins l'histoire des id es en France et sont susceptibles de pr senter un int r t scientifique ou historique.
Le sens de notre d marche ditoriale consiste ainsi permettre l'acc s ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune fa on le contenu.
Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
Synopsis
Start your business off on the right foot
Ready to be your own boss? Congratulations! This book provides all the legal and tax information you need.
Whether you need to draft a contract, price your services, maximize your tax deductions, or sort out your benefits options, we've got you covered. Find out how to:
• determine how much to charge your clients
• write legally binding contracts and letter agreements
• qualify for independent contractor tax treatment
• make the most of your tax deductions
• get benefits (including health coverage)
• keep accurate records in case you get audited
• make sure you're paid in full and on time The 9th edition is completely revised to provide the up-to-date information you need, including recent changes in tax law and new benefit options available through Obamacare.
About the Author
Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney and mediator who has worked with families in the Bay Area for more than 15 years. She specializes in family law, including adoption, parentage issues, domestic partnership formation and dissolution, and divorce. She is a graduate of the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.
Marcia Stewart writes and edits for Nolo on landlord-tenant law, real estate, and other consumer issues. She is the coauthor of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, Every Landlord's Legal Guide, First-Time Landlord, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Leases and Rental Agreements, Renters' Rights, and The Legal Answer Book for Families.
Table of Contents
1. Working for Yourself: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
2. Choosing the Legal Form for Your Business
3. Choosing and Protecting Your Business Name
4. Home Alone or Outside Office?
5. Obtaining Licenses, Permits, and Identification Numbers
6. Insuring Your Business and Yourself
7. Pricing Your Services and Getting Paid
8. Taxes and the Self-Employed
9. Reducing Your Income Taxes
10. The Bane of Self-Employment Taxes
11. Paying Estimated Taxes
12. Rules for Salespeople, Drivers, and Clothing Producers
13. Taxes for Workers You Hire
14. Record Keeping and Accounting Made Easy
15. Safeguarding Your Self-Employed Status
16. Retirement Options for the Self-Employed
17. Copyrights, Patents, and Trade Secrets
18. Using Written Client Agreements
19. Drafting Your Own Client Agreement
20. Reviewing a Clients Agreement
21. Help Beyond This Book
Appendixes
A. Forms and Documents
B. Sample Agreements
Index