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The legal answer book for families
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Publisher
Nolo
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Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 1st ed.
1. Marriage
The legal rights and benefits of marriage
Getting married
Changing your name after marriage
Sharing a spouse's debts, property, and income
How marriage affects your credit and how to avoid problems
Prenuptial agreements
Green cards for fiancés or spouses
Same-sex marriage
Domestic partnerships and civil unions
Common law marriage
Living together.
2. Divorce
Separation or divorce
Annulment
Divorce and Family Court proceedings
Where can you get divorced?: State residency requirements
Kinds of divorce
Will you need a lawyer?
Divorce for same-sex couples
Property, custody, and support
Estate planning after divorce
Changing your name after divorce
Changing your child's name after divorce.
3. Child custody
Temporary custody
When parents decide on custody: parenting agreements
Physical and legal custody
Visitation (shared parenting)
Custody decisions when spouses are in different states
How courts rule on custody: the best interests of the child
Same-sex parents and custody
Mediating child custody and visitation disputes
Changing custody and visitation orders
Custodial interference
Custody issues involving unmarried parents
Surrogacy and custody.
4. Child support
Who must pay child support
How child support obligations are calculated
How long child support lasts
When a parent falls behind on child support payments
Modifying child support payments
Child support and taxes.
5. Adoption
Who can adopt
The birth parents' consent
Adoption without parental consent
Ways to adopt
Stepparent adoptions
Investigating adoptive parents: the home study
Family Court approval of adoption
International adoptions
Same-sex couples and adoption
Working with a lawyer
Adopted children's right to their birth records
Guardianship.
6. Children
Baby's first legal documents
Is your baby a U.S. citizen?
Tax breaks for parents
Keeping children safe
Age of consent to have sex
Medical care
School
Children at work
Juvenile crime
When does a child become an adult?
7. Elder care
Getting the right documents in place
Conservatorships and guardianships
Medicare and Medicaid
Long-term care insurance
Finding at-home or long-term residential care.
8. Wills & estate planning
Preparing a basic will
If you die without a will
Estate planning and blended families
Planning for loved ones with special needs
Spouses' and children's right to inherit
Probate and how to avoid it
Estate and inheritance taxes
Funeral planning and other final arrangements
Keeping your estate plan up to date.
9. Lawyers
Will you need a lawyer?
Free or low-cost legal help
Working with lawyers
How to find a good lawyer
How to make your first meeting successful
Legal fees
How to help your lawyer do the best job.
Appendix A: State rules and resources: Marriage, divorce, child custody & support
Appendix B: Adoption, children, and elder care resources.
From the Book - 2nd edition.
Marriage
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Adoption
Children
Elder Care
Wills & Estate Planning
Lawyers
Appendixes
A. State Rules & Resources : Marriage, Divorce, Child Custody & Support
B. Adoption, Children, and Elder Care Resources.
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