Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples

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. 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 The 14th 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 that they affect unmarried heterosexual couples as well.

Toni Ihara is an anthropologist turned lawyer turned graphic artist. Toni is an original member of the Nolo family and has been involved in the modern people’s law movement since its inception in the early 1970s. Her articles have appeared in New West, Ms. and Harper’s Bazaar. Ralph Warner is widely regarded as a pioneer of the self-help law movement, Warner founded Nolo in 1972. He began publishing do-it-yourself law books written by himself and his colleagues after being rejected by numerous publishers. He has written many books, including Get a Life and How to Run a Thriving Business.Frederick Hertz is a practicing attorney-mediator and the author of Legal Affairs: Essential Advice for Same-Sex Couples (Owl Books) and co-author of Nolo's A Legal Guide for Lesbian & Gay Couples. He lives and works in Oakland, CA.