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