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James C. Ray

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James C. Ray

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Ray, James C., 1945-

The most valuable business legal forms you’ll ever need / James C. Ray.-- 3rd ed.

p. cm. -- (Legal survival guides)

Includes index.

ISBN 1-57248-167-6

1. Contracts--United States--Forms. I. Title. II. Series.

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C ONTENTS

U SING S ELF -H ELP L AW 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

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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

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