Law for dummies /
by John Ventura.
- Foster City, CA : IDG Books Worldwide, c1996.
- xxviii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- For dummies .
Includes index.
Introduction. PART I: Basic Legal Stuff. Chapter 1: All about Our Legal System. Chapter 2: Do It Yourself: Solving Your Own Legal Problems. Chapter 3: Solving Legal Problems with an Attorney. PART II: Laws That Affect your Daily Life. Chapter 4: Relationships, Marriage, and Divorce. Chapter 5: Parenting and Child Care. Chapter 6: The Law and Your Job. Chapter 7: So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur! Chapter 8: Credit: Getting It, Using It, Losing It. Chapter 9: Smart Spending. Chapter 10: Buying and Selling a Home. Chapter 11: Your Home Is Your Castle - Well, Almost. Chapter 12: Driving and the Law. PART III: Tough Stuff: Being Sick, Getting Older, Dying. Chapter 13: Your Health Care Rights. Chapter 14: Social Security: A Social Safety Net. Chapter 15: Getting Older: We All Do It. Chapter 16: Estate Planning. Chapter 17: Death and Dying: Doing It Gracefully. PART IV: Other Legal Stuff. Chapter 18: Getting Here and Staying Here: Playing by the INS Rules. Chapter 19: Juvenile Law: The Times Are Changing. Chapter 20: Crime and Punishment. Chapter 21: Privacy: Do You Really Have Any? PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 22: More Than Ten Ways to Avoid Legal Problems. Chapter 23: The Ten Most Common Mistakes Consumers Make When Hiring an Attorney. Chapter 24: Ten Great Free and Almost-Free Sources of Information and Legal Help. Chapter 25: Ventura's Top Ten Law-Related Home Pages on the Internet. Appendix: Sample Letters. Index.
Provides practical legal advice in simplified language, covering laws that affect the workplace and employment, personal finances, retirement and health care, families and housing, divorce, and privacy.
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Law--Popular works.--United States Derecho--Estados Unidos