Living Together A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples by Frederick Hertz 9781413327472 1413327478

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• ISBN 10:1413327478
• ISBN 13:9781413327472
• Author: Frederick Hertz

Living Together
A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples

Table contents:

1 Living Together: The Legal Companion for Unmarried Couples
2 The Legal State of Living Together
Sex and the Law
Domestic Partners
Common Law Marriage
Living Together Contracts
Why You Need to Put Your Living Together Agreement in Writing
What Happens to Your Written Living Together Agreement If You Get Married?
Special Issues for Seniors
3 Living Together Agreements: Why and How They Work
Ten Tips for Writing a Living Together Agreement
Property Agreements
Agreement to Share Ownership of a Joint Purchase
Agreement Covering Joint Projects
Agreement Covering Homemaker Services
Agreement for Artists, Writers, and Inventors
Agreement for People in School
Agreement to Protect Person Who Moves a Long Distance or Gives Up a Job
4 Debt, Credit, Taxes, and More: Practical Aspects of Living Together
Debt and Credit
How (and Why) to Check Your Credit Report
Buying and Investing Together
Discrimination
Sharing Your Last Name
Income Taxes
Social Security
Retirement Plans
Public Benefits
Insurance
Liability for Medical Care of a Partner
Making Medical and Financial Decisions for Your Partner
Wrongful Death and Loss of Consortium Lawsuits
5 Renting and Sharing a Home
Discrimination on the Basis of Marital Status
Leases and Rental Agreements
Moving In Together
Dealing With Objections When Moving Into the Rental Home of One Partner
Getting Your Security Deposit Back
6 Buying a House Together
May Sellers Discriminate Against Unmarried Buyers?
How to Find and Work With a Real Estate Agent
Househunting Online
Home Financing and Mortgages
Proceeding With Your Purchase: Offers, Inspections, Escrow, and Closing
Taking Title to Your New Home
Contracts for Couples Owning a Home Together
Contracts for Equal Ownership of a House
Contract for Unequal Ownership of a House
Agreement for One Person to Move Into the Other’s House and Become an Immediate Co-Owner
Agreement for One Person to Move Into the Other’s House and Become a Co-Owner Gradually
7 Starting a Family
Having a Child: Legal Obligations of Unmarried Parents
Naming the Baby and Getting a Birth Certificate
Naming the Father: Paternity
Legitimacy of Children Born to Unmarried Parents
Adopting a Child
Public and Private Benefits for a Child of Unmarried Parents
Inheritance Rights of a Child of Unmarried Parents
8 You and Your Ex-Spouse and Children From a Prior Relationship
Getting a Divorce While Living With Someone Else
Living Together and Impact on Custody of Children From a Prior Marriage
Visitation With Children From a Prior Marriage
Child Support for Children From a Prior Marriage
The Effect of Living Together on Alimony and Child Support From a Prior Marriage
9 Wills and Estate Planning
What Happens If You Don’t Do Any Estate Planning?
Typical Estate Plans
Figuring Out What You Own: Taking Inventory
An Introduction to Wills
Avoiding Probate
Estate and Gift Taxes
Balancing the Needs of Your Partner and Your Children
Funerals and Other Final Arrangements
10 Moving On—When Unmarried Couples Separate
Rules of the Unmarried Dissolution
The Process of Separation
Ten Steps to Resolving Your Conflicts
Mediation, Arbitration, and Other Ways to Resolve Disputes
Lawyers and Lawsuits: Going to Court
Solutions for Typical Property Division Problems
Tenants: Who Gets the Rental?
Homeowners: Dividing the House
Putting It All Together: Preparing a Settlement Agreement
Children: Custody, Visitation, and Support
11 Lawyers and Legal Research
When to Hire a Lawyer
How to Find a Good Lawyer
Appendix How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website

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