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Category 100 General Legal Information
downfolder 101-119 Finding Legal Assistance
- 101 How to find and hire the right lawyer
- 102 What can a lawyer referral service do for you
- 103 What Can the Los Angeles County Bar Association Smartlaw do for me
- 104 What is the Legal Aid Foundation
- 105 Legal Services for Low Income Persons
- 106 Legal Services for Senior Citizens
- 107 Legal Services for Employment Related
- 108 Legal Services For Family Law Problems
- 109 Legal Services for HIV AIDS Related Pr
- 110 Legal Services for Immigration Problem
- 111 Legal Services for Landlord Tenant & H
- 112 Mental Health, Disability & Healthcare
- 119 Legal Clinics currently available in L
downfolder 120-125 Working with your lawyer
- 120 What Can a Legal Fee Agreement Do for
- 121 What can you do if your legal bill seems too..
- 122 What to do if you have a problem with
- 124 Can the Client Security Fund Help You
- 125 How to work effectively with your lawy
downfolder 140-148 705 Understanding the Legal Services
- 140 Understanding the Legal System
- 141Checklists for legal health
- 142 What should you do if you have been Su
- 143 Differences between a civil case and a
- 144 Out of Court Settlement
- 145 What is a Subpoena?
- 146 Giving Testimony Out of Court
- 147 What You Should Know About Being a Wit
- 148 What if I Can't Afford Court Costs
downfolder 160-170 Self Help Resources
- 160 How To Use a Law Library in California
- 161 Low Cost Publications about California
- 162 How to get Government Records
- 163 Law Schools in California
- 164 Do you want to become a lawyer Part On
- 165 Do You Want to Become a Lawyer Part Tw
- 166 Do you want to become a lawyer Part Th
- 167 What is Info-line
- 168 Referrals to Community Service Agencie
- 169 Referrals to Community Service Agencie
- 170 Mediation Services in Los Angeles
- 171 Peoples Guide to Health and Welfare in
downfolder 180 Small Claims Court
- 180 How do You Use Small Claims Court
downfolder 190-191 Jury Duty
- 190 Jury Service in Los Angeles County
- 191 How May You be Excused from Jury Servi
Category 200 Business Law
downfolder 201-204 Business Law
- 201 Forms of Business Enterprises
- 203 Fictitious Business Name Statements
- 202 How do I form a corporation
- 204 Patents Trademarks and Copyrights
Category 300 Consumer Information
downfolder 301-309 Automobile
- 301 Should you lease or buy a new car
- 302 Financing when you buy a car
- 303 Buying a Used Car
- 304 Used Car Warranties What are your righ
- 305 Auto Insurance When You Must Have It
- 306 Automobile Service Contracts
- 307 Car Repairs What are Your Rights
- 308 Car Repairs How to avoid being a victi
- 309 California Automobile Lemon Law or the
downfolder 320-331 Purchase and sale of goods
- 320 What should you know before you sign a
- 321 Warranties on the Products you Buy Par
- 322 Warranties on the products you buy Par
- 323 Mail Orders What Are Your Rights
- 324 Unsolicited merchandise or services wh
- 325 Illegal Sales Gimmicks
- 326 Are you a victim of Mail Fraud or Misu
- 327 False Advertising
- 328 Door to Door Sales
- 329 How to Handle your own consumer compla
- 330 Better Business Bureau
- 331 Consolidating Retail Installment Contr
downfolder 340-347 Services
- 340 Dance Studios Your Rights as Customers
- 341 Dry Cleaning Your Rights as a Customer
- 342 Vocational Schools Your Rights as a St
- 343 Membership in Health Clubs and Spas
- 344 Moving Household Goods what are your r
- 345 Should you buy a prepaid funeral plan
- 346 Funeral Arrangements What are your rig
- 347 Cemetery Arrangements What Are your Ri
downfolder 360-366 Travel and Immigration
- 360 Airline Passenger Overbooking What are
- 361 Airline Baggage Problems What are your
- 362 Travel Agents and Promoters What are y
- 363 Vacation Certificates What are your Ri
- 364 How to get a passport in California
- 365 Immigration Entering the United States
- 366 How to become a naturalized citizen
Category 400 Criminal Law
downfolder 401-421 Criminal Law
- 401 What to do if you are arrested
- 402 Do you have a right to a free attorney
- 403 Bail, what is it and how do I get it
- 404 How can I have my criminal conviction
- 405 Sexual Activity between adults
- 406 Rape of a Spouse
- 407 Statutory Rape in California
- 408 Sex with Minors
- 409 Child Stealing
- 410 Juveniles who are arrested
- 411 What is Child Abuse
- 412 Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
- 413 Sexual Exploitation by Psychotherapist
- 414 California Gun Control Laws
- 415 Tear Gas for Self Defense
- 416 California Marijuana Laws
- 417 California Drunk Driving Laws
- 418 Chemical Tests for Drunk Drivers
- 419 Should I fight my traffic ticket
- 420 Victims Civil Lawsuits against crimina
- 421 Payment to Victims of Crime
Category 500 Family Law and Domestic Violence
downfolder 501-508 Living Together marriage
- MESSAGE 501 Living Together Written Contracts
- MESSAGE 502 Living Together Rental Agreements
- MESSAGE 503 Living Together
- 504 Living Together Having Children
- MESSAGE 505 Living Together Other Considerations
- MESSAGE 506 How to Get a Marriage License in Calif
- MESSAGE 507 Confidential Marriages
- MESSAGE 508 Keeping or changing your name and your
downfolder 509-512 Annulment Separation Divorce
- MESSAGE 509 Do You Have Grounds for Annulment for
- MESSAGE 510 What is Legal Seperation
- MESSAGE 511 Simple Divorce Procedure
- MESSAGE 512 What Should you Know About Divorce
downfolder 513-519 Custody Support
- MESSAGE 513 Who Will Get Custody of Your Children
- MESSAGE 514Lesbian and Gay Male Parents
- MESSAGE 515 Obtaining and Changing Child and Spous
- MESSAGE 516 What to do if Child or Spousal Support
- MESSAGE 517 What is Reasonable Visitation
- MESSAGE 518 How do you Enforce Visitation Rights?
- MESSAGE 519 Divorce and Social Security Benefits
downfolder 540-542 Adoptions
- 540 General Information About Adoption Pro
- 541 Adopting a Child Through an Agency
- 542 Adopting a Child Independently
downfolder 560 Domestic Violence
- 560 Court Orders Prohibiting Domestic Viol
- 561 REPORTING ADULT ABUSE
- 562 Legal Rights of Battered Persons
downfolder 580-581 Juveniles
- 580 Juvenile Court Child Dependency Cases
- 581 EMANCIPATION FREEDOM FROM PARENTS BY M
Category 600 Financial and Health Planning
downfolder 601-609 Debtor-Creditor Law Bankruptcy
- 601 WHAT IF YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR DEBTS PART
- MESSAGE 602 What if you can't pay your debts Part
- 603 Protecting your home from creditors
- 604 Your Rights and Responsibilities when
- 605 Women and Credit
- 606 Collection Agencies
- 607 Credit Cards Your Rights as a Card Hol
- 608 What to do about wage garnishment
- 609 Credit Reporting Agencies What are you
downfolder 620-625 Government Benefits
- 620 Your Welfare Rights
- 621 CalWorks Welfare for families with chi
- 622 Eligibility for Supplemental Social Se
- 623 California Disability Insurance Benefi
- 624 California Unemployment Insurance Bene
- 625 Food Stamps
downfolder 640-644 Healthcare law
- 640 Information about Medi-Cal
- 641 Medical Care Your Rights as a Patient
- 642 Can you see your medical records
- 643 Durable Power of Attorney for Health C
- 644 California Natural Death Act
downfolder 660-670 Wills Estate Planning Taxes
- 660 Do you need a will
- 661 California Statutory Will Form
- 662 Do you need estate planning Part 1
- 663 Do you need estate planning Part 2
- 664 Do you need estate planning Part 3
- 665 Gifts for Minors
- 667 What is a Power of Attorney
- 668 Durable Power of Attorney for Asset Ma
- 669 What is a Conservatorship
- 670 What taxes have to be paid when someon
downfolder 680-687 Senior Citizen Information
- 680 Paying for your spouses nursing home
- 681 how to choose a nursing home
- 682 Nursing Homes State Regulations
- 683 Nursing Homes the rights of residents
- 684 Homeowner and renters assistance for s
- 685 Reverse annuity mortgages and gift ann
- 686 Property Tax Postponement for Senior C
- 687 Federal Tax Benefits for Persons Age 6
Category 700 Injury to persons-Damage to property
downfolder 701-705 Negligence
- 701 Personal Injury Lawsuits
- 702 What should you know if you are in an
- 703 What is medical and legal malpractice
- 704 Are parents liable for damage caused b
- 705 Drawbacks to being a good samaritan
downfolder 720-723 Intentional Injuries
- 720 What is trespassing
- 721 How to stop someone from annoying you
- 722 Restraining Orders and injunctions as
- 723 Libel and Slander
downfolder 740-746 Civil Rights
- 740 Legal Rights of Californians with Disa
- 741 Educational rights of handicapped chil
- 742 Sexual Harassment in Education
- 743 Sexual Harassment at work FAQ
- 744 Sexual Harassment at Work What to do
- 745 Sexual Harassment at work legal remedi
- 746 Gay Employment Rights
downfolder 760-763 Neighbor Disputes-Dog Laws
- 760 What to do about noisy neighbors
- 761 Neighbor Disputes
- 762 Resolving Neighbor Disputes
- 763 Dog Law in California
Category 800 Labor and Employment Law Workers Compensation
downfolder 801-804 Labor Law
- 801 Fair Employment Practices in Californi
- 802 How California Labor Laws Protect Work
- 803 Can Employees sue if Fired
- 804 Private Employment Job Listing and Emp
Category 900 Real Property Law
downfolder 901-906 Landlord-Tenant Law
- 901 What you should know before you rent P
- 902 What you should know before you rent P
- 903 What you should know before you rent P
- 904 Retaliatory Evictions
- 905 Rights of Tenants in Federally Subsidi
- 906 Rights and Duties of Landlords
downfolder 920-929 Purchasing a Home
- 920 What should you know before you buy a
- 921 Buying a Condominium Part I
- 922 Buying a Condominium Part II
- 923 What is Joint Tenancy
- 924 What is Escrow
- 925 Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- 925 Adjustable Rate Mortgages
- 926 How to get a second loan on your home
- 927 How to safeguard against fraud when yo
- 928 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing
- 929 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing