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When should you Insist on an Indemnity Agreement?

May 12th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

Businesses, individuals and organizations use indemnity forms to outline and record details involving financial responsibilities every day. Insurance policies are one example of indemnity agreements.

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Access Grant Deeds for Real Estate Transactions Online

May 12th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

If you are purchasing or selling real estate, a Grant Deed will be a very important part of the transaction. There are several different types of deeds that are used in real estate sales, but Grant Deeds are the most common in California.

Grant Deeds are documents that are used by owners to grant their interests in and rights to the property being sold to the purchaser. A Grant Deed is also used as a guarantee that the title of the real estate hasn’t already been transferred to another person other than the purchaser. It also implies a promise on the part of the seller that the title is not encumbered in any way, such as through a lien, easement or condemnation.

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Why you need a Power of Attorney and How to Assign One

May 9th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

A power of attorney is someone who can make important financial decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated or unable to do so. Many people think about a power of attorney as they approach old age or begin to suffer from ill health.

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A Business Accounting System that Works to your Financial Advantage

May 9th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

Accurate recordkeeping is essential to the success of any type of business. Unless you are educated in accounting and have previous recordkeeping experience, you will probably find keeping track of your business’ finances a real challenge. The task is so overwhelming for many people, their businesses actually fail as a result of poor accounting practices.

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Protect Against the Loss of Your Home with a Homestead Declaration

May 9th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

Are you familiar with homestead laws that can help protect you and your loved ones from losing your residence? Many people do not understand how precarious home ownership can be under certain circumstances. Any homeowner may need the protection homestead laws provide, and the best way to ensure you are afforded that protection is through a homestead declaration.

Homestead laws can protect against the loss of your home to creditors. Even if you do not now and never have had credit problems, circumstances that jeopardize your homeownership could arise at any time.

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What are Declarations Forms, and How are they Used?

May 9th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

Declarations forms are an important tool businesses, individuals and organizations use in a variety of ways. They are often used as part of the completion of transactions, such as in real estate sales. Declarations are also used as verification of important statements in business dealings by individuals, corporations and in courts.

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Prepare for the Inevitable with Collection Forms

May 8th, 2008 by LawGuru Staff

At some time or another, your business will encounter a client or customer who fails to make a payment you are due. People may fail to make payments due to simple forgetfulness, a change in employment, severe financial distress, or a thousand other reasons.

At that inevitable moment when a payment is missed for the first time, businesses must be prepared to engage in collections activities that are effective and that comply with the law.
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Does your Agreement Require an Assignment Legal Form?

May 7th, 2008 by LawGuru Admin

Are you about to enter into a transfer of rights or interests agreement with someone? You probably realize you should have some sort of contract to clarify the terms of the transfer and establish its details in writing. What you actually need is a legally binding written assignment law form.

If you are transferring any type of rights, an assignment legal form is the only way to protect yourself or your business. Whether your assignment involves several restrictions, only one, or none at all, you need a legally binding contract in the form of an assignment law form. You should insist on assignment law forms whether you are the transferor or the assignee.

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Top Five Reasons to Use a Bill of Sale

May 7th, 2008 by LawGuru Admin

Regardless of what type of property or item you are about to sell or buy, you should insist that a Bill of Sale is used to finalize the transaction. A Bill of Sale Form that is compliant with your state’s laws is the only way both parties in a transaction can feel 100% secure about the terms of the transfer of ownership.

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What is an Advance Health Care Directive aka AHCD?

November 14th, 2007 by LawGuru Admin

An Advance Health Care Directive is a set of documents consisting of a Power of Attorney for Health Care and a Living Will, that allows you to make decisions about future health care issues, by allowing you to give health care instructions, select a health care agent  or do both. By using an Advance Directive, you can also make decisions about life-sustaining procedures in the event of persistent vegetative state, terminal condition,  or end-stage conditions. You can also use the advance directive to make any other health care decisions.

You can find various examples of Advance Health Care Directives here.