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Underwater Home: What Should You Do if You Owe More on Your Home than It's Worth? Brent White Underwater on your home? Don't know what to do? Let one of the the nation's leading experts guide you to the right decision. In Underwater Home, Professor White addresses all your concerns and helps you work through the emotions and practical realities of being underwater on your home. He explains your options and gives you the facts that will empower you to make the best decision for your family, free from guilt or fear, and with clarity, confidence, and peace of mind.
Underwater Home is both an emotional and practical guide for the underwater homeowner. Professor White explains when it makes financial sense to stay in your underwater home and when it makes sense to get out. And he offers no-nonsense insight into how to negotiate with your lender. If you're underwater on your home, you can't afford not to read this book. |
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Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh A call to arms for families who have had loved ones disabled or dying in the pursuit of medical treatment...Well written and researched ...highlights this timely topic in a unique way that will evoke the reader's own experience. —Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter |
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Executor's Guide: Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust Mary Randolph J.D. Settling an estate can be like moving through a maze -- let The Executor's Guide lead the way. If you're faced with wrapping up the affairs of a loved one who has died, you may feel overwhelmed by all the work ahead -- especially when you're grieving. But with the right legal and practical information, you can do it. The Executor's Guide will show you how to get organized, get the help you need and make progress one step at a time. Let it help you navigate an unfamiliar land of legal procedures and terminology. It explains how to prepare for the job of executor or trustee, the first steps to take, claiming life insurance, Social Security and other benefits, making sense of a will, what to do if there is no will, how to determine whether probate is necessary, caring for children and their property, taxes, an overview of probate court proceedings, dealing with family members, handling trusts, looking up your state's laws and working with lawyers, appraisers, accountants and other experts. The 3rd edition contains updated tables outlining key points of each state's laws, the latest information on estate taxes and worksheets that help you stay organized and on track. (20090101) |
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Credit Repair Robin Leonard J.D., Margaret Reiter Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney At Perhaps you've had problems with credit. Or perhaps you haven't, but your credit report says you did anyway – nearly 70 percent of credit reports contain errors. Either way, a lessthanflattering report can hurt your chances of qualifying for a credit card, mortgage or any other kind of loan – it can even get in the way of renting an apartment or finding a job.But a bad credit report can almost always be improved or corrected. In plain English, Credit Repair shows you how to fix your credit situation quickly, easily and legally. Learn how to: avoid overspending establish a realistic budget get out of debt now build a financial cushion read and understand your credit report get mistakes on your credit report fixed protect your social security number avoid credit discrimination get positive information added to your credit report negotiate with creditors This edition provides new information about your liability when your credit card is used without your permission, and how to close a credit card account properly. It also includes sample credit reports and lists of agencies and organizations to turn to for additional help. |
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Street Law: A Course in Practical Law, Workbook McGraw-Hill Gaining a practical understanding of the law and the legal system
Street Law™: A Course in Practical Law's interactive methods focus on legal issues relevant to your students' lives that help them develop the knowledge and skills essential to living in our law-related society. |
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How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim, 3rd Ed Joseph L. Matthews The book that helps you overcome the insurance companies' Goliath! Dealing with insurance companies and lawyers when filing a personal injury claim can feel like another accident is in the offing. But you can handle a claim yourself -- and save hundreds or thousands of dollars in the process. How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim shows you how to handle almost every accident situation, and guides you through the insurance claim process, step by step. Learn how to protect your rights after an accident, determine what your claim is worth, handle a property-damage claim, deal with uncooperative doctors, lawyers and insurance companies, counter the special tactics insurance companies use, prepare a claim for compensation, negotiate a full and fair settlement and stay on top of your case if you hire a lawyer. This completely updated edition of How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim provides your state's most recent laws, small-claims court limits and Department of Insurance information. |
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Fight Your Ticket...and Win! (Fight Your Ticket & Win in California) David Wayne Brown Win your traffic court case with the book that's helped thousands of Californians!
A traffic conviction can add hundreds of dollars to your yearly auto insurance premiums. Fight Your Ticket & Win in California shows you how to handle your case in traffic court, get the right kind of hearing and win.
Attorney David Brown provides you with the detailed tactics you need to:
prepare and present your evidence
argue before a judge
cross-examine a police officer's testimony
get your case dismissed
appeal a decision
determine the consequences of your violation
The 13th edition provides the latest legal information for California drivers, including fines and penalties, and contains fully up-to-date information on recently signed legislation regarding cell phone use. (20080202) |
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101 Law Forms for Personal Use (101 Law Forms for Personal Use, 1st ed) Robin Leonard, Ralph E. Warner Whether selling a car, expanding a kitchen, or hiring child care, people need to look out for their time, interest and money. "Putting it in writing" protects their rights, and this book can help. The title contains 101 clearly written forms that cover the legal issues people are most likely to face every day. |
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The ABCs of the UCC: Related and Supplementary Consumer Law Fred H. Miller This compact text explores the most significant parts of the vast and diverse mix of law-federal and state-protecting consumers and related to the Uniform Commercial Code. |
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Inmigracion a Los Ee.Uu., Paso a Paso (Legal Survival Guides) (Spanish Edition) Edwin T. Gania Inmigración a los EE.UU. Paso a Paso está destinado a ayudarle a orientarse a través de los complejos y a menudo confusos tramites de inmigración. Desde las explicaciones básicas sobre los requisitos de elegibilidad a la documentación requerida, y desde la entrevista con el personal del USCIS hasta el tribunal de inmigración, esta guía ofrece la información necesaria para efectuar con éxito una solicitud de visa. Esta guía explica lo siguiente con un vocabulario sencillo: -Requisitos de elegibilidad-si usted es: -Familiar de un ciudadano de los EE.UU. -El prometido o la prometida de un ciudadano de los EE.UU. -Inversionista comercial o industrial -Trabajador no especializado -Posible inmigrante bajo otras categorías -Tramitación de las solicitudes de inmigración, incluidos los documentos requeridos, y también instrucciones para completar los formularios y solicitudes -Tarjeta de residente-Cómo obtenerla, cómo conservarla y qué hacer si la pierde - Las leyes de inmigración actuales y su consecuencias sobre la elegibilidad |