Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which your state dictates the terms—unless you create your own customized premarital agreement.Combining Nolo''s legal expertise and plain-English writing, Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining how to create a valid contract. This easy-to-use book covers:whether a prenup is right for your relationshiphow to decide what a prenup should includehow to deal with special situations, such as one spouse’s debts, business ownership, or kids from a previous marriagehow to assemble a draft agreementhow to turn your draft into a contracttips on negotiating and communicatingThis edition of Prenuptial Agreements is completely revised and updated to reflect current state laws, plus worksheets and clauses for preparing an agreement that suits your unique needs.

A serious accident or illness can happen to anyone at any time. That’s why everyone should have these essential documents: An advance health care directive (also called a living will and durable power of attorney for health care), which lets you state your wishes for end-of-life medical care and name a trusted person who will work with your doctors to be sure you get the kind of care you want. A durable power of attorney for finances, which lets you appoint someone you trust to manage your finances for you if you no longer can.The book explains how to create these forms to comply with California law, and how they can be used to help your family.The book also contains instructions for obtaining a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order or a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, either of which can be used to let emergency medical responders know that you don’t want certain extreme measures to be used to revive you.

Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which your state dictates the terms—unless you create your own customized premarital agreement.Combining Nolo''s legal expertise and plain-English writing, Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining how to create a valid contract. This easy-to-use book covers:whether a prenup is right for your relationshiphow to decide what a prenup should includehow to deal with special situations, such as one spouse’s debts, business ownership, or kids from a previous marriagehow to assemble a draft agreementhow to turn your draft into a contracttips on negotiating and communicatingThis edition of Prenuptial Agreements is completely revised and updated to reflect current state laws, plus worksheets and clauses for preparing an agreement that suits your unique needs.

A serious accident or illness can happen to anyone at any time. That’s why everyone should have these essential documents: An advance health care directive (also called a living will and durable power of attorney for health care), which lets you state your wishes for end-of-life medical care and name a trusted person who will work with your doctors to be sure you get the kind of care you want. A durable power of attorney for finances, which lets you appoint someone you trust to manage your finances for you if you no longer can.The book explains how to create these forms to comply with California law, and how they can be used to help your family.The book also contains instructions for obtaining a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order or a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form, either of which can be used to let emergency medical responders know that you don’t want certain extreme measures to be used to revive you.