Online Legal Guides for the Layman

These guides are available through netLibrary and are restricted to UNT students, faculty, and staff.

• General Works
• Animals
• Court Procedure
• Employment
• Family, Relationships
• Finances
• Immigration
• Intellectual Property (Copyright, Patents, Trademarks)
• Motor Vehicles
• Nonprofits
• Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant
• Small Business
• Taxes
• Wills, Estates, and Trusts

General Works

Nolo’s encyclopedia of everyday law: Answers to your most frequently asked legal questions (2003)

Dictionary of legal terms: A simplified guide to the language of law (1998)

The independent paralegal’s handbook: How to provide legal services without becoming a lawyer (2004)

Legal research: How to find & understand the law (2004)

101 law forms for personal use (2004)

Animals

Dog Law (1997)

Court Procedure

Civil litigation for paralegals (1998)

Civil procedure and litigation (2000)

Represent yourself in court: How to prepare and try a winning case (2003)

The criminal law handbook: Know your rights, survive the system (2004)

Employment

Federal employment laws: A desk reference (2002)

Everyday employment law: The basics (2004)

Sexual harassment on the job: What it is & how to stop it (1999)

Employers

Avoid employee lawsuits: Commonsense tips for responsible management (1999)

Create your own employee handbook: A legal and practical guide (2003)

Dealing with problem employees: A legal guide (2003)

The employer’s legal handbook (1999) [2004 edition available at Willis 1st Floor Reserve Desk]

Fair, square & legal: Safe hiring, managing & firing practices to keep you & your company out of court (2004)

Employees

Self Employment

Family, Relationships

Nolo’s Pocket Guide to Family Law (1996)

Child Custody

 Child custody, visitation, and support in Texas (2001)

Your right to child custody, visitation, and support (2000)

Cohabitation

Lesbian/Gay Couples

Marriage

Divorce

How to file for divorce in Texas (2004)

Divorce and money: how to make the best financial decisions during divorce (2002)

Finances

Debt and Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy: Is it the right solution to your debt problems? (2004)

Chapter 13 bankruptcy: Repay your debts (2003)

Fresh start bankruptcy: A simplified guide for individuals and entrepreneurs (2003)

How to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy (2002)

Money troubles: legal strategies to cope with your debts (2003)

Personal bankruptcy (1999)

Take control of your student loan debt (2001)

Taxes

J.K. Lasser’s homeowner’s tax breaks: Your complete guide to finding hidden gold in your home (2004)

Lower your taxes—big time!: Wealth-building, tax reduction secrets from an IRS insider (2003)

Retirement

Immigration

Becoming a U.S. citizen: A guide to the law, exam, and interview (2004)

U.S. immigration made easy (2003)

Fiancé and marriage visas: A couple’s guide to U.S. immigration (2004) 

Intellectual Property (Copyright, Patents, Trademarks)

Essentials of licensing intellectual property (2004)

Patent, copyright & trademark (2004)

Patents and Inventions

The inventor’s notebook (1996)

Patent it yourself (2004)

Patent pending in 24 hours (2003)

Patent searching made easy: How to do patent searches on the Internet and in the library (2000)

Trademarks and Trade Secrets

Trademark: Legal care for your business & product name (2001)

How to register your own trademark: With forms (2000) 

Copyright

The public domain: How to find copyright-free writings, music, art & more (2001)

Getting permission: How to license & clear copyrighted materials online & off (2000)

Electronic Information

Motor Vehicles

Nonprofits

How to form a nonprofit corporation (2002) 

Real Estate, Landlord and Tenant

Every landlord’s legal guide (2004)

Every tenant’s legal guide (2002)

Leases & rental agreements (2004)

Renters’ rights: The basics (2002) 

Small Business

Starting and Running a Small Business

The corporate minutes book: The legal guide to taking care of corporate business (2002)

How to start a business in Texas (2004)

How to write a business plan (2005)

Legal guide for starting & running a small business (2005)

Legal forms for starting & running a small business (2004)

The small business start-up kit (2004)

The small business start-up kit for California (2000)

Business Plans, Forms, and Agreements

The corporate minutes book: The legal guide to taking care of corporate business (2002)

Legal forms for starting & running a small business (2004)

How to create a noncompete agreement (2001)

How to create a buy-sell agreement & control the destiny of your small business (1999)

Business Structures

How to form your own Texas corporation (2000)

Incorporate your business (2004)

Types of Businesses

Your crafts business: A legal guide (2003)

Taxes

Tax savvy for small business: Year-round tax strategies to save you money (2003)

Working for yourself: Law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & consultants (2004)

E-Commerce

How to get your business on the Web: A legal guide to e-commerce (2001)

Business Succession

J.K. Lasser pro estate and business succession planning: A legal guide to wealth transfer (2001)

How to create a buy-sell agreement & control the destiny of your small business (1999)

Bankruptcy

The business turnaround & bankruptcy kit (2003)

Fresh start bankruptcy: A simplified guide for individuals and entrepreneurs (2003)

How to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy (2002)

Texas

How to form your own Texas corporation (2000)

How to start a business in Texas (2004)

Taxes

Disinherit the IRS: Stop Uncle Sam from claiming half of your estate … or more (2003)

J.K. Lasser’s homeowner’s tax breaks: Your complete guide to finding hidden gold in your home (2004)

The Ernst & Young tax guide 2004 (2004)

Lower your taxes—big time!: Wealth-building, tax reduction secrets from an IRS insider (2003)

Working for yourself: Law & taxes for independent contractors, freelancers & consultants (2004)

Wills, Estates, and Trusts

Trusts

Estate Planning

Disinherit the IRS: Stop Uncle Sam from claiming half of your estate … or more (2003)

Estate planning basics (2001)

Inherit more (2003)

Plan your estate (2002)

Your will & estate plan: How to protect your estate and your loved ones (2003)

Wills

Nolo’s simple will book (2003)

How to make a Texas will with forms (1998)

Your will & estate plan: How to protect your estate and your loved ones (2003)

Probate

8 ways to avoid probate (2001)

How to probate and settle an estate in Texas (2002)