Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples, a "With CD"

Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples, a "With CD"
by Denis Clifford, Frederick Hertz, Hayden Curry

Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples, a "With CD"
List Price: $34.99
Our Price: $4.18
You Save: $30.81 (88%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions


or

Book Summary Information

Author: Denis Clifford, Frederick Hertz, Hayden Curry
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-04
ISBN: 1413301762
Number of pages: 355
Publisher: NOLO

Summary of Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples, a "With CD"

Protect your rights -- protect your relationship.

Now more than ever, it's important that you take the proper legal steps to define and protect your relationship in the eyes of the law. If you don't, you run the risk of being shut out of each other's lives -- and the lives of children you co-parent -- in times of medical, financial or personal crisis.

This practical, plain-English guide shows lesbian and gay couples how to:

*make practical decisions about living together *obtain domestic partner benefits
*make medical decisions for each other when needed
*take care of each other's finances when one partner is incapacitated
*leave property to each other
*have and raise children through adoption, donor insemination, surrogacy or foster parenting

This 25th anniversary edition is updated to provide the latest information on gay marriage and domestic partnerships in several states and Canada. It also now includes a CD-ROM that helps domestic partners create living-together contracts, durable powers of attorney and more.


Nolo Press legal guides provide useful and accurate information on how to manage your own affairs or, failing this, how to hire a lawyer and negotiate the court system. The rapid changes in gay and lesbian life in the past 30 years have not been reflected in the legal codes of most states, and without enforceable written agreements, gay and lesbian people may find such crucial matters as inheritance, legal guardianship, child custody, and support left to the whim of a judge or state agency. As the writers of this volume (first published in 1980) point out, "married couples' relationships are defined by law," while lesbian and gay couples have the freedom--and responsibility--to create their own legal relationships. Agreements drawn up in advance provide guidance for a time when all is not moonbeams and madness. Tear-out forms and sample documents are included. --Regina Marler

Nonfiction Books

Book Subjects
Most talked about in Nonfiction Books
Damned Whores & God's Police ImageDamned Whores & God's Police
by Anne Summers
Penguin Books Australia; Published: 2002-03-31; Paperback; Book
Being Homosexual: Gay Men and Their Development (Penguin Psychology) ImageBeing Homosexual: Gay Men and Their Development (Penguin Psychology)
by Richard Isay
Penguin Books Ltd; Published: 1993-04-29; Paperback; Book
It's a Queer World ImageIt's a Queer World
by Mark Simpson
Vintage; Published: 1996-04-04; Paperback; Book
Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990 : An Oral History ImageMaking History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990 : An Oral History
by Eric Marcus
Harpercollins; Published: 1992-06; Unknown Binding; Book
Best price: $7.66
Price in other shops: $25.00
The Lesbian Family Life Cycle ImageThe Lesbian Family Life Cycle
by Suzanne Slater
The Free Press; Published: 1995-01-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.57
Price in other shops: $25.00
Running as a Woman: Gender and Power in American Politics ImageRunning as a Woman: Gender and Power in American Politics
by Glenna Matthews, Linda Witt, Karen M. Paget
Free Press; Published: 1993-10-18; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $1.50
Price in other shops: $24.95
So Your Child is Gay ImageSo Your Child is Gay
by Jerald Dr. Bain, Phyllis Bruce Jerald Bain
HarperCollins Publishers; Published: 2000; Paperback; Book
Best price: $18.10
Eminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog) ImageEminent Maricones: Arenas, Lorca, Puig, and Me (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)
by Jaime Manrique
University of Wisconsin Press; Published: 1999-04-19; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $44.04
My Lives: An Autobiography ImageMy Lives: An Autobiography
by Edmund White
Ecco; Published: 2006-04-11; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $3.45
Price in other shops: $25.95
For Girls Only: Wise Words, Good Advice ImageFor Girls Only: Wise Words, Good Advice
by Carol Weston
HarperCollins; Published: 2004-06-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.48
Price in other shops: $8.99
Similar Books and other products
The Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide ImageThe Complete Lesbian and Gay Parenting Guide
by Arlene Istar Lev
Berkley Trade; Published: 2004-11-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops: $18.00
Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples ImageEstate Planning for Same-Sex Couples
by Joan M. Burda
American Bar Association; Published: 2004-09-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $150.00
The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth ImageThe New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
by Stephanie Brill
Alyson Books; Published: 2006-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.61
Price in other shops: $22.95
Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions ImageMaking It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions
by Frederick Hertz Attorney, Emily Doskow Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney Attorney
Nolo; Published: 2011-02-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.10
Price in other shops: $29.99
Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All ImageConfessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All
Beacon Press; Published: 2006-05-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $8.99
Price in other shops: $16.00
4 Steps to Financial Security for Lesbian and Gay Couples Image4 Steps to Financial Security for Lesbian and Gay Couples
by Harold L. Lustig
Ballantine Books; Published: 1999-06-15; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.21
Price in other shops: $19.00
The New Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings ImageThe New Essential Guide to Gay and Lesbian Weddings
by Tess Ayers, Paul Brown
Alyson Books; Published: 2009-09-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $137.84
Mommy, Mama, and Me ImageMommy, Mama, and Me
by Lesléa Newman
Random House; Tricycle Press; Published: 2008-12-09; Board book; Book
Best price: $3.87
Price in other shops: $7.99
The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception through Birth, 2nd Edition ImageThe Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception through Birth, 2nd Edition
by Rachel Pepper
Cleis Press; Published: 2005-09-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $10.50
Price in other shops: $17.95
The Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children ImageThe Lesbian Parenting Book: A Guide to Creating Families and Raising Children
by Ph.D. D.Merilee Clunis, G. Dorsey Green
Seal Press; Published: 2003-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.02
Price in other shops: $18.95