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The most valuable business legal forms you’ll ever need / James C. Ray.-- 3rd ed.
p. cm. -- (Legal survival guides)
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1. Contracts--United States--Forms. I. Title. II. Series.
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C
ONTENTS
U
SING
S
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B
OOKS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
I
NTRODUCTION
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
The Purpose of This Book
Organization of This Book
Applicable Laws
C
HAPTER
1: H
OW
C
ONTRACTS
W
ORK
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
A “Private” Kind of Law
Enforcing Contracts
Getting It in Writing
Signatures
Notaries and Acknowledgments
Amending a Contract
Assigning a Contract
Terminating Contracts
C
HAPTER
2: E
MPLOYEES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Employment Contracts
Resignation and Termination
Special Employment Agreements
References
C
HAPTER
3: I
NDEPENDENT
C
ONTRACTORS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Employee versus Independent Contractor
Consultants
the most valuable business legal forms you’ll ever need
C
HAPTER
4: P
OWERS OF
A
TTORNEY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
C
HAPTER
5: B
UYING
,S
ELLING
,
AND
L
EASING
R
EAL
E
STATE
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Buying and Selling Real Estate
Leasing Real Estate
Managing the Lease
C
HAPTER
6: B
UYING
,S
ELLING
,
AND
R
ENTING
M
ERCHANDISE AND
E
QUIPMENT
. . . . . . . . . . 57
Sale or Purchase of Equipment on an Installment Plan
Various Contract Warranties
Consignment Sales
Equipment Rental Agreements
Uniform Commercial Code Transactions
C
HAPTER
7: S
ALE AND
P
URCHASE OF A
B
USINESS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Stock Transactions
Asset Transactions
C
HAPTER
8: B
ORROWING AND
L
ENDING
M
ONEY
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Promissory Notes
Securing the Loan
Delinquent Accounts
C
HAPTER
9: A
VOIDING
L
IABILITY AND
S
ETTLING
D
ISPUTES
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Protecting against Liability before It Arises
Discharging Liability after It Arises
Settling Disputes without Going to Court
C
HAPTER
10: M
ISCELLANEOUS
F
ORMS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Unsolicited Ideas, Proposals, and Materials
Quotes and Endorsements
Affidavits
Receipts
A
PPENDIX
:F
ORMS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
I
NDEX
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
iv
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