Part I: Basic Legal Stuff 7

Chapter 1: All About Our Legal System 9

Chapter 2: Do It Yourself: Solving Your Own Legal Problems 25

Chapter 3: Solving Legal Problems with an Attorney 35

Part II: Laws That Affect Your Daily Life 47

Chapter 4: Relationships, Marriage, and Divorce 49

Chapter 5: Parenting and Child Care 73

Chapter 6: The Law and Your Job 87

Chapter 7: Driving and the Law 109

Chapter 8: Privacy: Do You Really Have Any? 117

Part III: The Law and Your Money 145

Chapter 9: So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur! 147

Chapter 10: Credit: Getting It, Using It, Losing It, Rebuilding It 167

Chapter 11: Smart Spending 189

Chapter 12: Buying and Selling a Home 201

Part IV: Tough Stuff: Being Sick, Getting Older, Dying 219

Chapter 13: Your Health Care Rights 221

Chapter 14: Getting Older: We All Do It 241

Chapter 15: Estate Planning 273

Chapter 16: Death and Dying: Doing It Gracefully 291

Part V: Crime and Punishment 305

Chapter 17: Do the Crime, Do the Time 307

Chapter 18: Juvenile Law: The Times Are Changing 329

Part VI: The Part of Tens 337

Chapter 19: More Than Ten Ways to Avoid Legal Problems 339

Chapter 20: Ten Common Mistakes Consumers Make When Hiring an Attorney 345

Index 351