From housing and childcare to cars and household tools, many people are motivated to share resources but don t know how or where to start. The Sharing Solution is a practical and legal guidebook designed to help people create and maintain successful sharing arrangements while addressing commonly held concerns about liability and individual security.Who can benefit from sharing? Busy parents looking for help with meals or pet care Retirees who are looking to share needed services Anyone who wishes to purchase property but can t afford a single-family home Those who wish to work fewer hours, but need to reduce living expenses Professionals who work in the field of community economic development Low-income residents or those who require or desire a purchase that they cannot single-handedly afford And, not least of all, people who are concerned about the environment and wish to find ways to make their lifestyles more sustainable. In fact, statistics tell us that many people belong to this group and that there is enormous interest in the reduction of waste and consumption with fewer tons of solid waste hitting U.S. landfills and greater numbers of people recycling and composting, with 62% of yard waste composted, and a 40% increase in container and packaging recycling in 2007.
Attorney Janelle Orsi runs a solo law practice specializing in non-profit, small business, and real estate law, focused on helping people to share resources, build community, and live more sustainably. Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney specializing in family law, including adoption, parentage issues, domestic partnership formation and dissolution, and divorce. She is the author of Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce and the editor of many Nolo titles. Both live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney and mediator who has worked with families in the Bay Area since 1989. She is the author ofNolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, the co-author ofMaking It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions andThe Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community, and the editor of many Nolo titles, includingDivorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce and the bestsellingNeighbor Law: Fences, Trees Boundaries & Noise. She specializes in family law, including adoption, parentage issues, domestic partnership formation and dissolution, and divorce. She is a graduate of the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.
Emily blogs on the ever-changing laws that affect gays and lesbians at Queer Justice: Nolo's LGBT Law Blog. She also blogs on marriage, adoption, parenting, divorce, child custody and child support atNolo's Divorce, Custody & Family Law Blog, and on practical tips for sharing everything from lawnmowers and land to time and information at <a href=""http://www.sharingsolutionblog.com/?? style=""margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;
