On Your Case Lib/E: A Comprehensive, Compassionate (and Only Slightly Bossy) Legal Guide for Every Stage of a Woman's Life

by Lisa Green (Reader)

On Your Case gives women the tools they need to prepare anything the law might throw at them. From dating, marriage and kids to retirement and aging parents, this is the book every woman should have when trouble strikes--or before! In On Your Case, Lisa Green finally fills a gap in women's bookshelves with a thorough, compelling and occasionally hilarious guide to the range of legal issues women can expect to navigate in their busy lives. Leveraging her experience as a lawyer and a television journalist and legal analyst, Green explains common, even complicated, legal issues in practical, easy to understand terms. She uses court cases and vivid personal anecdotes to illustrate how readers can make smart decisions when problems arise. And legal problems will arise, Green counsels, so women need to get smart, and get ready. In her warm, inviting voice, Green shares guidance Online dating, pre and postnuptial agreements, engagement and marriage Separation and Splitting without anxiety, child custody and support, pet custody disputes Babies, Children and Pregnancy and adoption, advocating for a special needs child, misbehaving teens Employment and household help Domestic violence Midlife and elder wills, medical decisions and power of attorney Legal Hiring a lawyer, DIY As Suze Orman demystified personal finance for women, Lisa Green now does for the world of law. With On Your Case, Green helps you take care of yourself, your assets, your family, and your career and maintain control of your life.

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Published September 15, 2020

About the author

Lisa Green is a journalist, lawyer, and legal analyst. After earning her law degree at New York University, she practiced corporate law before joining NBC News, first as a lawyer, then as a senior producer for Weekend Today and an NBC News legal analyst. She continues to make on-air appearances for NBC News and MSNBC while working at a law firm as its director of communications. She has written and blogged on legal issues for msnbc.com and published articles in The Wall Street Journal and Barron's. She lives in New York City and is the mother of two young adults.