Just Sign Here, Honey: Women's 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
Revised and updated with a new chapter of the most often asked questions by women on their legal rights - this easy-to-read guide offers expert advice by a top woman lawyer on the basic preventative measures women can take to avoid the following legal pitfalls when they fail to protect themselves and their children in\ • Legal title to property\ • Prenuptial agreements\ • Marriage and divorce\ • Starting and running a business\ • Paying taxes\ • Estate planning, and\ • Hiring attorneys. A...
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In this new revised edition of The Ten Biggest Legal Mistakes Women Can Avoid, a top woman lawyer tells all women how to use the law to their advantage. Revised and updated with a new chapter of the most often asked questions by women on their legal rights, this easy-to-read guide offers expert advice by a top woman lawyer on the basic preventative measures women can take to avoid the following legal pitfalls when they fail to protect themselves and their children in ... * Legal title to property * Prenuptial agreements * Marriage and divorce * Starting and running a business * Paying taxes * Estate planning, and * Hiring attorneys. A comprehensive appendix of sample documents provides added protection. By using plain English, focusing on the general information women need to know, and telling women's stories that show how easy it is to get into a bad situation, Ms. Barrett becomes a pocket attorney for all women. Law Library Journal Just Sign Here, Honey is a tool belt to construct, repair, or improve the financial devastation of a fallen marriage or a relationship for women of varied socio-economic backgrounds. This self-help guide is a "must read" for the proactive woman who is not legally savvy. It also serves as a motivator for any woman who believes she is not in control of her destiny or her financial affairs. Marilyn Barrett provides a sampling of the lessons women do not have to learn if they take control of their lives and the lives of their children. Barrett's use of high-profile celebrity figures and lawsuits reads, on occasion, like a sophisticated tabloid with sound legal advice provided at every steamy turn of events. However, any lay reader will benefit from having intriguing facts accompanied by th straightforward guidance to issues surroudning marriage, divorce, abuse, and death.—Kathy Hampton
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Signing Documents You Don't Read or Understand-Or, Run When Your Husband Says, "Just Sign Here, Honey" Chapter 2 Failing to Protect Yourself in a Prenuptial Agreement Chapter 3 Failing to Protect Yourself and Your Children in Marriage Chapter 4 Failing to Protect Yourself and Your Children in Divorce Chapter 5 Starting a Business: Good Intentions Do Not Protect You from Bad Legal Results Chapter 6 Running Your Business: Good Intentions Do Not Protect You from Bad Legal Results Chapter 7 Neglecting the Tax Man: Unexpected Tax Liabilities and Fights with the IRS Chapter 8 Failing to Protect Legal Title to Your Property Chapter 9 Failing to Plan for Your Death or Incapacity Chapter 10 Failing to Hire and (When Appropriate) Fire Lawyers Chapter 11 Great Women, Common Experiences Final Note Appendix A: Quitclaim Deed Appendix B: Deed of Trust Appendix C: Prenuptial Agreement Appendix D: Articles of Incorporation Appendix E: Simple Will Appendix F: Revocable Living Trust Appendix G: Advance Health Care Directive and Statutory Form Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Appendix H: Uniform Statutory Form Power of Attorney Endnotes Index
\ Law Library JournalJust Sign Here, Honey is a tool belt to construct, repair, or improve the financial devastation of a fallen marriage or a relationship for women of varied socio-economic backgrounds. This self-help guide is a "must read" for the proactive woman who is not legally savvy. It also serves as a motivator for any woman who believes she is not in control of her destiny or her financial affairs. Marilyn Barrett provides a sampling of the lessons women do not have to learn if they take control of their lives and the lives of their children. Barrett's use of high-profile celebrity figures and lawsuits reads, on occasion, like a sophisticated tabloid with sound legal advice provided at every steamy turn of events. However, any lay reader will benefit from having intriguing facts accompanied by th straightforward guidance to issues surroudning marriage, divorce, abuse, and death.—Kathy Hampton\ \
