Law for Dummies - (For Dummies) 2nd Edition by John Ventura (Paperback)

About the Book

Now revised with 30 percent more material, this unbeatable home legal reference is updated to cover recent healthcare and labor legislation as well as changes to privacy rights, estate planning, Social Security, and bankruptcy.

Book Synopsis

Get answers to your legal questions -- in plain English!

Find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rights

If you're like most people, you probably don't know much about your legal rights and responsibilities -- until you run smack-dab into a messy legal problem. Now revised and updated, this friendly guide helps you get a handle on a wide range of everyday legal issues, decipher legal mumbo-jumbo -- and come out on top.

Discover how to:

• Protect your child support rights
• Arm yourself against identity theft
• Clean up your credit and improve your credit score
• Hire the right attorney for your needs
• Draw up wills and living wills

From the Back Cover

Get answers to your legal questions -- in plain English!

Find out how to protect your family, your money, your job, and your rights

If you're like most people, you probably don't know much about your legal rights and responsibilities -- until you run smack-dab into a messy legal problem. Now revised and updated, this friendly guide helps you get a handle on a wide range of everyday legal issues, decipher legal mumbo-jumbo -- and come out on top.

Explanations in plain English

"Get in, get out" information

Icons and other navigational aids

Online cheat sheet

Top ten lists

A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

Protect your child support rights

Arm yourself against identity theft

Clean up your credit and improve your credit score

Hire the right attorney for your needs

Draw up wills and living wills

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About the Author

John Ventura, JD, was a board-certified bankruptcy attorney and an authority on consumer and small business legal issues. His books include The Credit Repair Kit and The Bankruptcy Kit.