Law Forms for Personal Use

by The Editors of Nolo Nolo, The Editors

Overview

Reliable legal forms for common personal and family transactions

At one time or another, we all need to get an agreement in writing. But where to start? Law Forms for Personal Use makes it easy to create legal agreements and organize essential information. The plain-English instructions will help you:

Plan your estate: Make a simple will and use worksheets to track beneficiaries and assets.
Delegate authority: Create temporary guardianship of a child, pet care agreements, limited powers of attorney, and other essential documents.
Rent out a place to live: Use the rental application, move-in letter, landlord-tenant checklist, maintenance/repair request, and other forms.
Buy a house: Run the numbers with a financial statement, and then use the house comparison worksheet, moving checklist, and other forms.
Borrow or lend money: Prepare a solid legal contract (promissory note). Included are five forms―one for every common borrowing/lending situation.
Sell personal property: All the agreements you need to sell a motor vehicle, boat, or other valuable property.

Law Forms for Personal Use can also help you:

• settle legal disputes
• handle personal finances
• hire household help
• deal with spammers and telemarketers
• and much more.

The book includes downloadable forms, letting you save and customize all of the agreements, checklists, and other forms in the book (details inside).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413330939
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	07/04/2023
Edition description:	12th ed.
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	627,977
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Editors of Nolo

Nolo’s editorial department includes more than a dozen legal editors and a full-time legal researcher, who collectively have more than 100 years’ experience turning legal jargon into plain English. Most of our editors gave up careers as practicing lawyers in favor of furthering Nolo’s mission: Getting legal information into the hands of the people who really need it.

All Nolo legal editors specialize in certain areas of the law, and many are recognized as national experts in their field. They write books, edit books by outside authors, and in their spare time write online articles and blogs, develop legal forms, and create the legal content of Nolo software.

Table of Contents

Introduction How to Use This Book 1. Delegating Authority to Care for Children, Pets, and Property 2. Basic Estate Planning 3. Things to Do After a Death: Documents for Executors 4. Renting a Place to Live 5. Borrowing and Lending Money 6. Buying a House 7. Buying or Selling a Car, Dog, or Other Personal Property 8. Renting Personal Property and Storing Goods 9. Home Repairs and Maintenance 10. Handling Personal Finances 11. Dealing With Junk Mail and Telemarketing Calls 12. Hiring Child Care, Elder Care, or Household Help 13. Living Together 14. Settling Legal Disputes 15. Miscellaneous Forms for Personal Use Appendixes Index

Editorial Reviews

"If you've ever pondered such intricacies as how to get your name off a telemarketer's list, or how to formally outline your housekeeper's responsibilities, check out 101 Law Forms for Personal Use, which provides legal forms in plain English." U.S. News and World Report

“Whether you’re buying a house, living together, borrowing money or telling off telemarketers, these forms are all you’ll need to get the job done.” Laurel Pallock, San Francisco District Attorney

“Get it in writing’ is as fundamental as consumer advice gets. Law Forms for Personal Use makes it easy for consumers to follow this principle.” Orlando Sentinel

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