Legal Forms For Everyone Pa
, by Battle,Carl W.
- ISBN: 9781581154511 | 1581154518
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 7/17/2006
Whether you are renting an apartment, buying your first home, or thinking about a will, this fifth edition of Legal Forms for Everyone contains all of the essential legal forms you need. Written by an experienced attorney, this book is complete with forty-one commonly needed, ready-to-use forms. Legal Forms for Everyone will save you hours of research and money in legal fees and enable you to face simple legal matters with confidence.
Carl Battle is an attorney and author of several books, including Smart Maneuvers: Taking Control of Your Career and Personal Success in the Information Age, The Retirement Handbook: How to Maximize Your Assets and Protect Your Quality of Life, and The Patent Guide: A Friendly Handbook for Protecting and Profiting from Patents (all published by Allworth Press). A founder of National Legal Information Services, Battle has been involved in a variety of seminars and legal education projects that help people understand their basic legal rights.
| Preface | p. 9 |
| Managing Your Legal Affairs | p. 11 |
| Your Participation in the American Legal System | |
| Your Right to Represent Yourself | |
| Using This Book as a Legal Resource | |
| Finding the Best Lawyer for You | p. 13 |
| Which Lawyer Is Right for You? | |
| Using the Sample Attorney's Retainer Agreement | |
| Attorneys Retainer Agreement | |
| Preparing Your Will | p. 19 |
| What Is a Will? | |
| Requirements of a Valid Will | |
| Intent to Make a Will | |
| Capacity to Make a Will | |
| Signing Your Will | |
| The Witnesses to Your Will | |
| Using the Sample Will Form | |
| Other Clauses for Your Will | |
| Revoking Your Will | |
| Reviewing Your Will | |
| Checklist for Preparing Your Will | |
| Last Will And Testament | |
| Sample Clauses for Wills | |
| Codicil | |
| Easy Steps to Probate a Will | p. 27 |
| Definition of Probate | |
| Opening the Estate | |
| Estate Inventory and Appraisal | |
| Closing the Estate and Distributing the Assets | |
| Using the Sample Petition/Application to Probate a Will | |
| Checklist for Probating a Will | |
| Petition/Application to Probate Will | |
| Using a Living Trust to Avoid Probate | p. 33 |
| Making Use of a Living Trust | |
| Understanding the Trust Agreement | |
| Checklist for Establishing a Living Trust | |
| Trust Agreement | |
| Making a Living Will | p. 37 |
| The Functions of a Living Will | |
| Checklist for Making a Living Will | |
| Living Will | |
| How to Make an Organ Donor Pledge | p. 41 |
| Making a Gift of Your Body or Organ | |
| Pledge of Human Body, Organ, or Part Thereof | |
| Transferring Your Personal Rights by an Assignment | p. 43 |
| What Is an Assignment? | |
| What Rights Are Assignable? | |
| Requirements for Making a Valid Assignment | |
| Using the Sample Assignment Form | |
| Assignment | |
| Operating Through Someone Else by Power of Attorney | p. 47 |
| Understanding the Power of Attorney | |
| Requirements for Making a Power of Attorney | |
| Power of Attorney | |
| Buying and Selling Your Home | p. 51 |
| Understanding Real Estate Sales | |
| Using a Real Estate Agent | |
| Making a Real Estate Agreement of Sale | |
| Obtaining Financing for Your Real Estate Purchase | |
| What Happens at Closing? | |
| Checklist for Sale or Purchase of Real Estate | |
| Real Estate Listing Agreement | |
| Real Estate Agreement of Sale | |
| Promissory Note | |
| General Warranty Deed | |
| Special Warranty Deed | |
| Quitclaim Deed | |
| Leasing Your Home or Office | p. 67 |
| Looking at Renting | |
| Understanding Landlord-Tenant Law | |
| Types of Landlord-Tenant Relationships | |
| Warranty of Habitability | |
| Other Landlord-Tenant Obligations | |
| Security Deposits | |
| Assignment and Subletting | |
| Basic Provisions of a Lease Agreement | |
| Checklist for Making a Lease | |
| Lease Agreement | |
| Personal Property for Sale | p. 77 |
| Buying and Selling Personal Property | |
| Bill of Sale | |
| Contracting for Repairs and Services | p. 81 |
| Entering into a Contract for Services | |
| Contract for Services | |
| Handling a Simple Divorce or Separation | p. 85 |
| What to Do When Relationships Don't Work | |
| Property Settlement and Other Agreements | |
| Going Though a Divorce | |
| Checklist for Filing a Simple Divorce | |
| Property Settlement Agreement | |
| Complaint for Divorce | |
| Affidavit of Consent | |
| Getting a New Name | p. 95 |
| What's in a Name? | |
| Changing Your Name | |
| Checklist for Filing Petition to Change Name | |
| Petition to Change Name | |
| Petition to Change Name of Minor Child | |
| Consent to Name Change | |
| Being Successful in Small Claims Court | p. 103 |
| Knowing about Small Claims Court | |
| Should You Go to Court? | |
| Bringing Your Case in Court | |
| Using Affidavits to Help Prove Your Case | |
| Winning and Collecting a Judgment | |
| Checklist for Bringing a Civil Case in Court | |
| Civil Complaint | |
| Affidavit | |
| Using Releases to Settle Legal Claims | p. 113 |
| Releasing Someone from a Claim | |
| Release | |
| How to be a Smart Consumer | p. 117 |
| The Consumer Must Be Aware | |
| Your Rights with "Door-to-Door" Sales | |
| Buying Through the Mail | |
| Checklists for Being a Smart Consumer | |
| Home Shopping Checklist | |
| Checklist for Warranties and Guarantees | |
| Credit Card Checklist | |
| Checklist for Selecting a Financial Institution | |
| Home Improvement Checklist | |
| Used Cars/Car Repair Checklist | |
| Sources of Help For Consumers | |
| Maintaining Good Credit | p. 127 |
| Why Good Credit Is Important | |
| How Credit Bureaus Work | |
| How to Conduct Your Own Credit Check-up | |
| What a Credit Report Covers | |
| How to Correct Errors in Your Credit Report | |
| How Time Affects Your Credit Report | |
| What You Can Do if You Have a Poor Credit History | |
| How to Deal with Mounting Bills | |
| Where to Find Low-Cost Help | |
| The Cost of Credit | |
| Addresses of Three Major Credit Reporting Agencies | |
| Sample Letter to Correct Errors in Credit Report | |
| Copyrights to Your Writings and Artistic Works | p. 135 |
| Introducing You to Copyrights | |
| Scope of Copyright Protection | |
| Works Protectable by Copyright | |
| Copyright Notice | |
| Registering Your Copyright | |
| Checklist for Registering a Copyright | |
| Application Form TX | |
| Registering Your Trademarks | p. 143 |
| The Function of Trademarks | |
| What Trademarks Can Be Registered | |
| Filing a Trademark Application | |
| International Classification of Goods and Services | |
| Trademark/Service Mark Application | |
| Protecting Your Inventions with Patents | p. 149 |
| An Introduction to Patents | |
| Preparing and Filing a U.S. Utility Patent Application | |
| Filling in the Utility Patent Application Form | |
| Filling in the Combined Declaration and Power of Attorney Form | |
| Checklist for Filing a U.S. Utility Patent Application | |
| Utility Patent Application | |
| Combined Declaration and Power of Attorney | |
| Preparing and Filing a U.S. Design Patent Application | |
| The Patent Examination Process | |
| Filling in the Design Patent Application Form | |
| Checklist for Filing a U.S. Design Patent Application | |
| Design Patent Application | |
| Obtaining Debt Relief Through Bankruptcy | p. 171 |
| Deciding to File for Bankruptcy | |
| Filing under Chapter 7-Liquidation | |
| The Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition | |
| Filing Fee | |
| Exempt Property | |
| Administration of the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy | |
| Filing under Chapter 13-Adjustment of Debts | |
| Filing Requirements under Chapter 13 | |
| The Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition | |
| Fraudulent Transfers | |
| Receiving a Discharge from Your Debts | |
| Non-Dischargeable Debts | |
| Checklist for Filing for Bankruptcy | |
| Voluntary Bankruptcy Case: Debtor's Petition | |
| Voluntary Bankruptcy Case: Debtors' Joint Petition | |
| Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments | |
| Schedule of Liabilities and Assets | |
| Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention | |
| Statement of Financial Affairs | |
| Schedule of Current Income and Current Expenditures | |
| Chapter 13 Statement | |
| Chapter 13 Plan | |
| List of Creditors | |
| How to Handle an IRS Audit | p. 211 |
| Dealing with the IRS | |
| The Audit Process | |
| Selection of Returns | |
| Audit of Your Tax Return | |
| Notification of an Audit | |
| What Happens During an IRS Audit | |
| Repetitive Audits | |
| Appealing an IRS Audit | |
| Protest Letter Requirements | |
| The Collection of Unpaid Taxes | |
| Taxpayer Bill of Rights | |
| Some Useful IRS Publications | |
| Protecting Your Privacy | p. 219 |
| Taking Steps to Safeguard Your Privacy | |
| Keeping Your Medical and Insurance Records Confidential | |
| How to Avoid Mail and Telemarketing Frauds | |
| Protecting Yourself from Telephone Fraud | |
| Safeguarding Your Privacy with Telecommunications and the Internet | |
| How to Fight Identity Theft | |
| Chart Your Course of Action | |
| Appendix | p. 227 |
| About the Author | p. 231 |
| Index | p. 233 |
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