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Award winning book eases challenges of distributing personal possessions.

"As executor for my mother's estate, I needed help. I never expected by sisters to act the way they did! This information helped us sort out what we wanted, talk about what we thought was fair, and consider different options. It wasn't easy, but we are still talking."

When emotions take over, the division of a loved one's personal possessions can turn ugly and even destroy family relationships. There is another way. A better way. With the award winning book, "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate?" readers are shown a new positive way to transfer non-titled property.

Whether planning ahead or making decisions when someone dies, this book will help family members create distribution options that feel "fair" for everyone. It is a must read for everyone--spouses, adult children, siblings and grandchildren.

Readers learn immediately how to identify and understand the special significance and value of belongings. This process often results in suprises. Using the authors' suggestions the process can become a celebration of a person's life rather than a family nightmare.

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This ring-to-altar guide is a valentine to anyone who's dating, contemplating marriage, living with someone, or engaged.

TURN YOUR GREAT IDEA INTO A GREAT BIG FORTUNE...

We all have great ideas, and every day, ordinary people turn their simple, clever ideas into products or services that earn them millions in royalties. So what separates those who earn money exploiting their ideas from those who dont? The answer is in your hands; this book gives you all the information and all the motivation you need to turn your ideas into money without investment or financial risk.

In How to License Your Million Dollar Idea, Second Edition, Harvey Reese, a successful new product developer, consultant, and licensing agent, reveals his system for creating commercially profitable ideas and his secrets for turning them into lucrative licensing agreements. Not only will you find nuts-and-bolts information on the licensing process, youll also learn how to formulate an idea and find the motivation to grow that idea into a fortune.

Totally revised and updated, this Second Edition covers recent changes in patent law and how the Internet has impacted modern licensing. Reese includes his proven step-by-step process for formulating an idea that manufacturers are willing to pay for, researching its authenticity, obtaining patents, finding prospects, negotiating the deal, and beyond. Filled with examples of successful, well-known licensing ventures, How to License Your Million Dollar Idea, Second Edition also features an expanded appendix of sample patent forms, licensing agreements, disclosure statements, publications, contact information, and more.

Introducing contract law, volume one of this text treats remedies for breach of contract, contract and continuing relations, and social control of free contract. Chapters in volume two cover formation of contract; incomplete planning; flexibility and enforceability; the deal is closed - but what is it?; problems concerning the adjustment or modification of performance terms; performance and breach of contract; and adjusting to changed circumstances - risks assumed and imposed. Each volume may be ordered separately and this casebook is also available in a single, hardbound volume.

"A thoughtful, comprehensive, and invaluable guide for writers."?Bernard Lefkowitz, Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism "Easy to read and understand . . . should be on every publisher's reference shelf."?Jan Nathan, Executive Director, Publishers Marketing Association For anyone who has ever faced the confusing web of copyright and libel laws, this practical, problem-solving guide is a godsend. In clear, jargon-free language, legal experts provide the information and techniques you need to prepare a manuscript or multimedia work for publication. You'll learn how to: Clear rights for all types of copyrighted materials, including quotations, photographs, fine art, motion picture stills, song lyrics, and more Protect yourself against libel suits Determine if a work is in the public domain Assess if quoting without permission qualifies as fair use Locate rights holders Negotiate clearances Includes library of sample forms: permission letter interview release model release work-made-for-hire agreement copyright assignment photograph license

Pages: 208, Paperback, Evanston Publishing

Provides detailed information on agency-partnerships. The casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, learning. A part of the University Casebook Series®, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. The cases are accompanied by text and explanatory materials, designed for law study.

Contemporary marriage involves complex notions of both connection and freedom. On the one hand, spouses are members of a shared community, while on the other they are discrete individuals with their own distinct interests. Alone Together explores the ways in which law seeks to accommodate tensions between commitment and freedom in marriage. Author Milton Regan suggests that only close attention to context can guide us in deciding what weight to assign to each dimension of spousal identity in a given setting. This interdisciplinary work has relevance to family law, family studies, feminist legal theory, and the debate between liberal and communitarian social theorists.

The complete do-it-yourself Will Kit with two sets of pre-drafted easy to prepare Last Will & Testament Forms. For legal use under all State Laws by a single person, a single parent, or a married couple. Includes completed examples of each form.