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Table of Contents

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Small Business
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Employment
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Patent, Copyright & Trademark

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Debt & Credit
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Tax Problems
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Consumer

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Real Estate
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Landlords & Tenants

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Wills & Estate Planning
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Retirement
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Elder Care

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Marriage & Living Together
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Divorce
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Caring for Children

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Courts & Mediation
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Personal Injury
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Criminal Law

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General Issues
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS

Small Business
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   Start-Up Issues
   Small Business Legal Structures
   Keeping Your Business On Track
   Small Business Tax Concerns
   Nonprofit Corporations
   Home-Based Businesses
   Hiring Employees

Employment
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   Job Hunting
   Discrimination
   Sexual Harrassment
   Fair Pay and Time Off
   Health and Safety
   Losing or Leaving a Job
   Privacy
   Self-Employed Workers

Patent, Copyright & Trademark
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   Patents
   Copyrights
   Trademarks
   Software Development

Debt & Credit
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   Credit and Debit Cards
   Strategies for Repaying Debts
   Student Loans
   Debt Collections
   Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
   Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
   Credit Repair

Tax Problems
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   How to Deal with the IRS
   Filing Returns
   Audits and Appeals
   Tax Bills
   Cheating, Fraud and Other Tax Crimes
   Small Business Tax Concerns

Consumer
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   Travel
   Insurance
   Purchasing Goods and Services
   Buying a Car
   Dog Law
   Miscellaneous Consumer Topics

Real Estate
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   Buying A House
   Selling Your House
   Neighbor Law

Landlords & Tenants
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   An Introduction
   Leases and Rental Agreements
   Tenant Selection and Housing Discrimination
   Rent and Security Deposits
   Repairs and Privacy Issues
   Landlord Liability for Tenant Injuries
   Evictions
   Roommates
   Landlord-Tenant Statutes

Wills & Estate Planning
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   Estate Planning: An Introduction
   Wills
   Probate and Executors
   Living Trusts
   Estate and Gift Taxes
   Funeral Planning and Other Final Arrangements
   Living Wills and Powers of Attorney

Retirement
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   Retirement Plans
   Social Security
   Personal Concerns About Retirement

Elder Care
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   Social Security
   Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and Managed Care
   Long-Term Healthcare

Marriage & Living Together
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   Marriage
   Living Together
   Lesbian and Gay Couples
   Domestic Violence
   Changing Your Name
   Divorce, Child Custody & Child Support

Divorce
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   Getting a Divorce
   Divorce Mediation
   Property Division and Alimony
   Child Custody and Visitation
   Child Support
   Changing Your Name

Caring for Children
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   Adoption
   Guardianship of Children
   Special Education
   Keeping Children Safe
   Child Custody and Visitation
   Child Support

Courts & Mediation
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   Before You Sue
   Mediation
   Representing Yourself in Court
   Small Claims Court
   Traffic Tickets
   Collecting a Court Judgment
   Lawyers and Legal Malpractice

Personal Injury
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   The Basics of Personal Injury Claims
   Getting Started
   Gathering Evidence
   Who Is Liable

Criminal Law
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   Criminal Law: An Overview
   Criminal Procedure: An Overview
   Dealing with the Police
   Search and Seizure
   Criminal Defense Lawyers and Public Defenders
   Understanding Plea Bargaining: How Most Criminal Cases are Settled
   Lie Detectors, Drug Tests and Other Scientific Evidence
   Trials, Sentencing, Punishment and Appeals

General Issues
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   General Issues


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