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Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples (Living Together) | 
| Authors: Toni Ihara, Ralph Warner, Frederick Hertz
Publisher: NOLO
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 57963
Media: Paperback
Edition: 14th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 278
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 1413307558
Dewey Decimal Number: 346.73016
EAN: 9781413307559
ASIN: 1413307558
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
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Product Description
Living together out of wedlock can mean anything, especially in court -- unlike married couples, most unmarried couples don't automatically inherit or receive protection under the law. Consequently, you must document everything from property ownership and children to wills and other estate plans.
An essential resource for any unmarried couple, Living Together explains:
the legality of living together
having and raising children
the many types of ownership agreements
relationships with a prior family
getting authorization to make medical decisions for an ill or injured partner
Living Together includes:
a complete overview of important legal documents, including a living together contract
instructions to filling out these documents
sample forms
legal agreements as tear-outs and on CD-ROM
This edition provides the latest law in readable 50-state charts, and includes many fill-in-the-blank legal forms. It also discusses the laws covering same-sex marriages and civil unions, which are often so broad, they affect unmarried heterosexual couples as well.
List of Forms
Agreement of Joint Intent Not to Have a Common Law Marriage
Agreement to Keep Property Separate
Attachment A (Separately Owned Property)
Agreement to Share Property
Attachment B (Jointly Owned Property)
Agreement for a Joint Purchase
Agreement Covering Rented Living Space
Letter Requesting Permission to Add a Roommate
Contract for Equal Ownership of a House
Promissory Note
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
Acknowledgment of Parenthood
Will
Codicil
Short-Term Agreement Regarding Separation and Housing
Agreement to Protect Property During a Split-Up
Agreement to Mediate and Arbitrate
Home Buyout Agreement
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Fantasticly helpful March 23, 2008
Great help thorough information. Points reader in the right direction to find information not included in this book.
 not thorough enough September 13, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Each section starts with a form and then simply explains how to fill it out. The book does a good job of explaining things in clear language, but it does not go into great detail. There is a small section on durable power of attorney and health care directives but it does not include forms. The book points you to Quicken Lawyer Personal Deluxe for that. It deals with issues that might pertain to couples receiving social security and those with children and/or ex-spouses. But I don't think there is enough information for young "DINKs" (dual income, no kids).
 Living together, a legal guide for unmarried couples 13ed August 2, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is the best legal book I have seen for unmarried couples living together. I teaches how to do taxes, contracts of all sorts, and the dos and dont's. Its very in depth but easy to understand. Excellent choice.
Great book, just not if you live in certain states... March 17, 2004
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is great. It made me think about a lot of things, being unmarried to my live-in partner and having a young child. However, we are moving to Illinois soon, and this book does NOT apply to unmarried, heterosexual couples there. Illinois is one of a handful of states that has laws against cohabitation. If you live in Illinois or another state that still has these types of laws on the books, none of the legal documents that this book helps you prepare are going to hold up in court. I think it's great, however, that a book like this exists and is so detailed and helpful. Cohabitating couples, especially those of us who have children together and plan to buy homes or own property together, need to know the legal issues as individuals and as a couple. I highly recommend this book, though it probably isn't worth your time if your state still has the anti-cohabitation laws.
Don't live with someone unless you've read this book June 18, 2003
44 out of 45 found this review helpful
Readers should note that this book was written for unmarried opposite-sex couples only. Same-sex couples should instead read _A Legal Guide for Lesbian and Gay Couples_ by Hayden Curry and Denis Clifford, also published by Nolo. Although many of the issues overlap regardless of sexual orientation, this book considers specifically the concerns facing unmarried male-female partners.Within this scope, this book does a wonderful job of exploring every legal detail unmarried couples should consider when sharing a household. This is the stuff you'll hopefully never have to consider if your lives go happily ever after, but just in case they don't, both you and your partner will be glad to have in writing certain understandings that spouses automatically have granted to them by law. The authors make this wonderful suggestion: "Approach the task in the spirit of clarifying your understanding and preserving the shared memory of two fair-minded people." At its best, using this book will not only hammer out legal essentials but strengthen your relationship with your partner. The book covers "living together" contracts, finances, sharing real estate (rented or purchased), estate planning, starting a family, confronting issues that stem from one partner having previously been married, and what to do if you separate. A lot of it is common sense, but common sense may vary by state, and the book does a good job of noting exceptions. It's written in plain language, and if you're not a lawyer, I guarantee you'll find stuff in here that you'd never think of in a million years but could be vitally important. (For instance, if your partner owns a home in her name only but the two of you have agreed in writing to keep all your personal property separate, her homeowners' insurance will not cover your property if a disaster occurs!) If you love creating neat and tidy forms electronically, you'll love the companion CD-ROM, which has all the forms discussed in the chapters. If you're not so great with computers, don't worry -- most of the forms are available at the back of the book to be torn out and filled in by hand or by typewriter. Planning to maybe someday get married? Using this book is still a good idea, plus it includes a section on pre-marital agreements and explains whether or not a living-together contract qualifies as one for your circumstances. My only complaint -- I wish making all of the necessary decisions were as easy and straightforward as this book was to read!
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