by Nolo Press
Platform: Windows Vista Home Premium
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If you're comfortable putting in the time, research, and education it takes, Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal can help you produce certain, simpler, legal documents and avoid the money you might otherwise invest in an attorney. With new document templates, an electronic legal manual, and personal record worksheets, Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal can help make a legal mastermind of just about anyone.
Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal has several different help features to assist the user in need. There is a guide on the right side of every interview screen to help you as you work through each document. Quicken Lawyer Onscreen, a built-in reference guide, consists of the legal manual and a user's guide. Included is a glossary, which puts all the "legalese" into plain English for the everyday user. Finally, Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal provides extensive resources and support on the Web for the user who might not find what they are looking for within the program.
Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal contains many different documents you can produce yourself. Some document titles include: Will, Living Trust-Basic Trust, Healthcare Directive, Durable Power of Attorney for Finances, and Child Care Agreement. New documents in the 2003 version include: Information for Caregivers and Survivors, Notice to Put Name on Do Not Call List, and General Bill of Sale for Personal Property.
It's important to remember that any legal documents must be carefully considered before being relied upon to suit your needs and carry out your wishes. Most of the documents come with a disclaimer stating that if you want advice geared toward your specific situation, you should consult an expert. Still, for home users, Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal should fulfill many basic legal needs. --Kendra Hayden
Quicken Lawyer 2003 Personal combines the newest versions of both WillMaker and Living Trust Maker with other legal tools you can use every day, all in one package. Use Quicken Lawyer to create your own will, living trusts, financial powers of attorney, living wills, child and elder care forms, and documents for your executor. For each document, Quicken Lawyer takes you through a step-by-step interview. Your documents will automatically reflect the laws of your state. The package includes a comprehensive legal manual; expert tech support is also available.
Use Quicken Lawyer 2003 to create a will that provides for family members, children, and charities. Name a personal guardian to care for young children, specify the executor of your estate, select a trusted person to manage property left to young people, and revise and update your will whenever you like. Quicken Lawyer Personal also includes many legal forms for everyday use, including: temporary guardianship authorization for care of a minor, authorization for foreign travel with a minor, authorization for a minor's medical treatment, authorization to drive a motor vehicle, general bill of sale, child care agreement, child care instructions, elder care agreement, and pet care agreement.