Law / Privacy / Civil Rights

Estate Planning for the Blended Family

by L. Paul Paul Hood Jr. & Emily Bouchard

BULLET POINTS: - Create an estate plan for your unique situation - Document your plan and make it legal - Enjoy peace of mind knowing you've taken care of things for your blended family

Life's Dominion: An Argument About Abortion, Euthanasia, and Individual Freedom

by Ronald Dworkin

One of the country's most distinguished scholars presents a brilliantly original approach to the twin dilemmas of abortion and euthanasia, showing why they arouse such volcanic controversy and how we as a society...

Surviving Your Divorce: A Guide to Canadian Family Law

by Michael G. Cochrane

Trusted advice to help you through your divorce or separation.

Divorce doesn't have to be messy and bitter to be difficult. Even the most amicable break-ups are tough for everyone concerned. It's hard to understand...

Do We Need a Cohabitation Agreement: Understanding How a Legal Contract Can Strengthen Your Life Together

by Michael G. Cochrane

You're committed, you're moving in together and you're blending your households. But are you forgetting something?

Many Canadians find themselves in common-law relationships and think that they aren't any different...

Know Your Rights!

by Richard M. Alderman

Richard Alderman, The People's Lawyer,T cuts through the legal jargon and helps you protect yourself, your family, and your property. This latest, updated edition gives you practical, easy-to-understand answers...

The Household

by Robert C. Ellickson

Some people dwell alone, many in family-based households, and an adventuresome few in communes. The Household is the first book to systematically lay bare the internal dynamics of these and other home arrangements....

Why Marriage Matters

by Evan Wolfson

Why Marriage Matters offers a compelling and clear discussion of a question at the forefront of our national consciousness. It is the work of a brilliant civil rights litigator who has dedicated his life to...

Never Too Late: A Prosecutor's Story of Justice in the Medgar Evars Case

by Bobby Delaughter

In June 12, 1963, Mississippi's fast-rising NAACP leader Medgar Evers was gunned down by a white supremacist named Byron De La Beckwith. Beckwith escaped conviction twice at the hands of all-white Southern juries,...

He Had It Coming: How to Outsmart Your Husband and Win Your Divorce

by Stacy Schneider

It's all about getting even. We all know that women earn less than men, and unfortunately this also applies to the spoils of divorce. Veteran trial attorney and former divorce lawyer Stacy Schneider, Esq., knows...

Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce

by Diana Mercer & Marsha Kline Pruett

A lawyer and a psychologist offer a groundbreaking divorce strategy that protects both your finances and your family.

From your first thought of divorce through the final paperwork, Your Divorce Advisor takes...

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lawsuits

by J.D., Victoria E. Green

have you been confused by a lawsuit? We can help.

Millions of civil lawsuits are filed in the U.S. court system, costing billions of dollars in legal fees to those involved. The process is so complex that few...

Collaborative Divorce: A New Paradigm

by Pauline H. Tesler, Peggy Thompson & Pauline Tesler

About half of all marriages in the United States end in divorce, and most of these divorces result in unnecessary collateral damage. Now there is a better way.

In Collaborative Divorce, Pauline Tesler and Peggy...

Inheritance in Ontario: Wills and Other Records for Family Historians

by Jane E. MacNamara

Whether your ancestor left hundreds of acres of land, money, or a few modest belongings, the records created when those legacies were distributed can provide valuable clues to family connections, relationships,...

Race, Law and American Society

by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

This second edition of Gloria Browne-Marshall's seminal work , tracing the history of racial discrimination in American law from colonial times to the present, is now available with major revisions. Throughout,...

Quick Guide to Community Care Practice and the Law

by Michael Mandelstam

This short guide cuts through the confusing mass of legislation to provide a concise and jargon-free explanation of current community care practice and the law. It is an essential resource for busy practitioners...

Lullabies

by Miranda M. Miller

At the age of ten, Clara Newman is discovered in the front yard of her home, covered in blood, incoherent and non-responsive. Inside, the butchered body of her father is found slumped at the kitchen table. Because...

Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia: Landmarks in the Destiny of a Great Power

by Bill Bowring

Law, Rights and Ideology in Russia: Landmarks in the destiny of a great power brings into sharp focus several key episodes in Russia's vividly ideological engagement with law and rights. Drawing on 30 years...

Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights

by Paul Johnson

Homosexuality and the European Court of Human Rights?is the first book-length study of the Court's jurisprudence in respect of sexual orientation. It offers a socio-legal analysis of the substantial number...

Litigation Services Handbook: The Role of the Financial Expert

by Roman L. Weil, Daniel G. Lentz & David P. Hoffman

Here’s all the information you need to provide your clients with superior litigation support services. Get up to speed quickly, with the aid of top experts, on trial preparation and testimony presentation,...

Securing Civil Rights: Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear Arms

by Stephen P. Halbrook

Unique and well-researched, this study concentrates on the right to keep and bear arms and analyzes the incorporation of the Bill of Rights into the Fourteenth Amendment. Examining the history of the recognition...