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Just Sign Here Honey: Women’s 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Review
“Don’t think it couldn’t happen to you. With knowledge comes power! — Patricia Ireland, former president, NOW
“If you don’t read this book, you’ll wish you had.” — Susan Estrich, Fox News political analyst
“Women who read this book will come away better prepared and empowered to face the daunting challenges ahead of them.” — Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator
This self-help guide is a “must read” for the proactive woman who is not legally savvy — Kathy Hampton, Law Library Journal, vol. 93, page 611
Product Description
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.
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Reviews:
“Barrett’s most important message is this: Take charge of your financial life.” — The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, February 11, 2001
“[In the Ten Biggest Legal Mistakes] Barrett did a great job of speaking in English about sensitive and scary topics. ” — The Los Angeles Daily Journal, 1/29/01
Description:
Women are amazingly adept at multi-tasking, balancing home and work and relationships, managing finances, and generally learning whatever is needed to get the job done or to take care of things. Why then do we get ourselves into avoidable legal messes? During Marilyn Barrett s more than twenty years of practicing law, she has found that women of all socioeconomic and educational levels consistently make certain mistakes that land them in an attorney s office. These legal messes can devastate them economically and emotionally, and make them desperate. This book describes – in plain, non-legalese language – 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 and 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. The book has been endorsed by Senator Dianne Feinstein.
