Dealing with probate comes at a difficult time when a stressful legal process is particularly unwelcome. This book describes specific steps to follow in order to work on probate, ensuring that the reader completes everything in the right order and at the right time and that no vital stages are overlooked.
Arms readers with the tools and knowledge to manage their online identities and protect themselves. This title helps you learn: how to monitor what people are saying about you online; what to do if someone slanders you; how to be proactive and manage your online character; and, how to protect yourself, and more.
Offers information on what divorce proceedings involve including completing the required forms; sorting out financial/property arrangements, by agreement and through the court; making arrangements for children; details of child support maintenance; and, dealing with domestic violence, costs and mediation.
Suitable for executors and those who think about making or updating a will, this title covers the important issues, including: why to write a will; where to start; tax and legal considerations; and, the problems of dying intestate. It also provides instructions for executors on valuing and administering an estate prior to winding it up.
Planning how to pass your estate on doesn't have to mean complications, legal jargon and huge bills. Wills, Probate and Inheritance Tax For Dummies, 2nd Edition takes you through the process step-by-step and gives you all the information you need to ensure that your affairs are left in good order.
Shows both employers and employees how to untie the complex and confusing knot that makes up employment law. This title is useful for early resolution of problems on both sides. It is suitable for human resources departments, employees with specific issues to resolve, students of employment law, trade union staff.
Does someone owe you money? Whether the debtor is an individual or a commercial giant, this book helps you to choose a course of action to recover the debt. It provides 'how to' guidance, from gentle reminders, through obtaining and enforcing a court judgment, to bankrupting an individual or forcing a company into liquidation.
In this 2004 edition, Jill Black QC and Elizabeth Auckland steer readers through what can be a 'minefield'. On the way, they transform the awful legalese and officialese into plain English. A broad insight into how courts make their decisions, especially regarding the children, the home and finances. Tax considerations are dealt with.
A guide to estate planning and tax liability that helps readers to reduce the tax bill faced by their heirs. It explains: tax-free gifts and ways of reducing heirs' tax liability; how trusts can still be useful despite rules; gifts to children and to charity; and, special considerations concerning property, such as equity release schemes.
For the many people hoping to become British citizens each year, achieving the pass mark of 75 per cent in the Life in the UK Test is vital to realising that dream. This book contains study material on the key test topics and over 1, 000 practice questions.
This guide to the twists and turns of the US legal system is for the millions of American fathers routinely excluded from their children's lives by a what seems to be a biased, abusive legal system in which greed and retribution too often overwhelm compassion and concern.
Providing information on the US immigration regulations, this book also includes instructions for employers, a question-and-answer chapter, addresses and telephone numbers of Immigration and Labour Department offices, and a directory of immigration lawyers. Information on the US-Visit program and the Child Status Protection Act is also provided.
Offers information on the ever-changing US immigration regulations and on employment categories and types of visas. This title includes instructions for employers and colleges, a question-and-answer chapter, sample forms, addresses and telephone numbers of Immigration and Labor Department offices, and a directory of immigration lawyers.
Meet: Dorothy, who spent days living on the roof of a bus station in Derby; a group of pensioners, who were forced to let off stink bombs in a court of law; the man who dresses like Chaplin's tramp and keeps getting arrested outside Downing Street; and, one woman who got an ASBO for being naked in her own home.
There are a multitude of legal rights to protect individuals, and most of us don't consider them until faced with an immediate legal problem. This book shows you how to cut through the reams of red tape, avoid legal pitfalls, and prepare yourself to deal with any situation.
Half of people aged over 45 do not have a will which means their loved ones may not receive anything from their estate or receive less (or more) than intended. This simple guide explains why wills are so important, how to write one and how to ensure your estate is distributed, in accordance with your wishes, amongst those you love and care for.
Looks at the various issues and problems that can arise in daily life, and explains how to deal with them simply and practically. This book represents the various changes to British law. It reflects rules about the quality of food in schools, maternity cover and pay, and discrimination on the basis of sexuality and religion.
Provides step-by-step advice on the main provisions you need to make in a will, the pitfalls to avoid and what to do should you be called upon to wind up an estate. Revised to cover the changes to Inheritance Tax, this edition tackles how to produce your own will or use legal professionals.
This guide is written by employment experts at the TUC, and covers every potential issue that you may face during your working life, such as parental leave and maternity rights, discrimination and bullying, dismissal, redundancy, and pay and holiday rights. There is comprehensive advice on how to deal with problems and further information on employment tribunals.
Provides useful information for those wishing to apply for citizenship in the United States. This book details descriptions of the process, requirements, application procedure, and test samples. Giving information on citizenship based on military service, it also includes a directory of Immigration and Naturalization Service offices.
Suitable for those who want to make money with a digital camera, this guide provides photographers and visual artists with legal advice. It covers topics ranging from contracts, subcontracts, releases and permissions to the copyright laws and all the steps artists should take to register and protect their work.
A guide to the legal rights of the employee and the responsibilities of the employer. It offers real solutions to the problems and issues that can face anyone at work. It covers topics such as: starting a job, parental leave and maternity rights, e-mail privacy, dismissal and redundancy, pay and holiday rights, and enforcing your rights.
Helps you understand how to safeguard your ideas and creations. This book offers a guide to the fundamentals of intellectual property. It walks you step-by-step through the processes involved in protecting your ideas, and offers advice you need to ensure that you're the only one cashing in on your creativity and hard work.
Every year thousands of people in the UK take the difficult decision to pursue a civil claim through the courts. Unfortunately, for many, this process can be complex, enormously stressful and sometimes financially risky. This book debunks the myths surrounding the civil justice system in the UK and Wales.
New topics covered in the fifth edition include pensions, child support changes, tax credits, squatters, unmarried fathers and parental responsibility, pre-nuptial contracts, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, commonhold, leasehold enfranchisement, limited liability partnerships and the Enterprise Act.
Explains how to act and what to say in the presence of police to minimize the chances of being arrested and to avoid add-on charges - which can often lead to permanent disqualification from jobs, financing, and education. This book teaches citizens how to avoid arrest and alerts to basic tricks cops use to get people to incriminate themselves.
Offers solutions to the difficult situations that arise between family and friends. This title features dozens of true stories to show how important written agreements are. It includes perforated forms with model agreements for lending money or property, adult children moving home and more.
Tells you how to be properly hired, steps to take if you resign or are fired, and how to enforce your on-the-job rights. This book reveals how companies frequently violate state and federal laws when they terminate employees, when to get a lawyer, when you don't need one, and how to fight back if you are exploited.
You can set up a business in one of four ways: as a limited company, as a sole trader, as a partnership or as a limited liability partnership. Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages. This book helps to decide which option is best for you. It is supported by a companion website providing updates and ready-to-use documents and letters.
In the city of Chicago, parking tickets have become part of urban legend. There are approximately 1.35 million vehicles registered in Chicago and thousands of additional vehicles enter from the suburbs on a daily basis. Parking options are limited. This guide provides practical information regarding Chicago's parking laws.
Fully updated with the latest information and figures, Wills and Probate provides expert advice on making a will and winding up an estate. This new edition of the bestselling guide explains how to write a will using legal professionals, online or by yourself.
Little Book of Big Ideas: Law distills the essential history of two millennia of legal thought and practice, through the lives of 50 great legal minds. The great trial lawyers, judges, codifiers, and legal philosophers are all introduced, with 10 legal principles that underpin modern systems of justice.
Provides information on what members of the services and their families need to know about the law while serving in the armed forces. This edition contains material on: the laws of war for use by service members deployed to combat; laws on military status, military justice, legal remedies; personal law-marriage and divorce; and more.