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Version 5.34- Feb. 20, 1991 INFORMATION Evaluation- BBS version Home and Business Legal Guide and forms generator Copyright 1990 Byron and Kraft _______ ____|__ | (tm) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER Thanks for taking a look at our program. We feel that this program is the premier legal forms generator available whether commercial or shareware-- over 120 different forms can be generated (a complete list appears below.) Of course, we are much more than a document generator. We also have tutorials and full text, with annotations of statutes and regulations. *************************************************************** THE HOME AND BUSINESS LEGAL GUIDE AND FORMS GENERATOR was recognized as the second most popular shareware program in the country by Shareware Magazine, March/April 1991. Thanks for the vote of confidence! We will continue to work on improving this program and its data. *************************************************************** What does the program do? You really receive 3 programs in one. The first, is a educational program to read, review and learn your legal rights by reviewing, on screen, the FULL annotated text of laws and governmental regulations. The annotations, prepared by an attorney, carefully point the out the parts of the statute that are very important for your legal rights. The registered version of the program presently has the following statutes: Child Custody when multiple states involved- Federal Act Copyright basics- official publication of copyright office Fair Credit Reporting Act- Your Credit Bureau Report Federal Regulations Concerning Advertising Warranties Federal Regulations Concerning Endorsements in Ads Federal Freedom of Information Act Holder in due course rule- creditors responsibility for claims FTC rules regarding consumer lending Federal Regulations on Mail-order Sales Employee Polygraph Protection Act (Lie Detector Test Law) Limitations on suits against military personnel- Civil Relief Act Plant Closing Act- Notification before layoffs Premarital Agreements- Uniform Act Uniform Partnership Act The Taxpayer's Bill of Rights! Uniform Commercial Code- Article 2 [Sales] United States Constitution Employer's Obligations under Minimum Wage Law Employee's Guide to Minimum Wage Law Uniform Landlord and Tenant Act Employment discrimination- age Employment discrimination- sex Insurance Coverage under the FDIC Uniform Commercial Code- Sales of goods Uniform Commercial Code- Request for Account statements Bulk Sales Law-(Law regarding purchase of businesses) More are being added monthly. LEGAL FORMS: The program features an artificial intelligence document generation program that prepares the following legal forms. In many instances each form has several different variations that you program by answering on screen questions. At this time the program can generate over 120 different forms. (Some of the items listed below generate MULTIPLE forms depending on your answers to the questions regarding your needs.) The registered version of this program contains: GENERAL FORMS: Bill of sale for used goods (consumer) Mutual release of all claims Uni-Lateral Release of all claims Permission for child to go on trip Right of rescission Security Agreement- Regular/Hypothecation Transfer and Receipt- Uniform Transfers to Minors Consignment Sales Agreement Unsecured Promissory Note- Demand, Installment, Lump Sum Bankruptcy proof of claim Bailment (Agreement to lend or borrow personal property) Insurance claim form- automobile collision Simple power of attorney Durable power of attorney Purchase order Independent Contracting Agreement Lottery pool agreement (used when people combine money to buy lotto tickets) Premarital property agreements Personal inventory Roommate agreements Designation of guardian for minor children Contractor's bid bond Bid for bonded contract License to use land for hunting Demand for adequate assurance, U.C.C. sales Request for credit report, consumer Request for credit report, business Revocation of acceptance- U.C.C. Offer to purchase personal property LAST WILLS AND TESTAMENTS: Simple will-- All to named beneficiaries Simple will-- All to children Simple will-- All to spouse Revocation of will REAL ESTATE FORMS: Offer to purchase Offer to exchange Real Estate Option to Purchase Residential Lease Commercial Lease Real Estate Listing Agreement- Exclusive (Standard sale) Real Estate Listing Agreement- Non-exclusive (Standard sale) Real Estate Listing Agreement- Exchange Tenant Application DEED FORMS, STATE APPROVED: Alaska Warranty Deed Alaska Quit-Claim Deed California Warranty Deed Connecticut Warranty Deed Delaware Warranty Deed Florida Warranty Deed Indiana Warranty Deed Massachusetts Warranty Deed Michigan Warranty Deed Montana Warranty Deed New Hampshire Warranty Deed New Hampshire Quit Claim Deed (We should have ALL state's forms on the program soon.) LIVING WILL FORMS: Alaska Living Will Form Alabama Living Will Form Arizona Living Will Form California Living Will Form Colorado Living Will Form Connecticut Living Will Form District of Columbia Living Will Form Florida Living Will Form Georgia Living Will Form Hawaii Living Will Form Idaho Living Will Form Illinois Living Will Form Indiana Living Will Form Iowa Living Will Form Kansas Living Will Form Louisiana Living Will Form Maine Living Will Form Maryland Living Will Form Mississippi Living Will Form Missouri Living Will Form Montana Living Will Form Nevada Living Will Form New Hampshire Living Will Form New Mexico Living Will Form North Carolina Living Will Form Oklahoma Living Will Form Oregon Living Will Form South Carolina Living Will Form Tennessee Living Will Form Texas Living Will Form Uniform Living Will Form Virginia Living Will Form Washington Living Will Form Wyoming Living Will Form Uniform Living Will Form (Used if your state is not listed) Living Will (Reverse Living Will) Revocation of living will LIVING TRUST FORMS ("How to Avoid Probate" legal device): Simple living trust, all to spouse Simple living trust, all to children in equal shares Simple living trust, all to stated individuals in shares TUTORIALS This program also features tutorials, which are instructional texts that explain the nuts and bolts of various legal problems in an easy to understand way. In addition, the tutorials feature an on-line dictionary and the ability to examine both full text of the laws and the explanation on screen. The Attorney Generals for the 50 states Liability of automobile owners for third parties use Community property states Contracts that must be in writing (Statute of frauds) Divorce- residency requirements and reasons for all states Educational Records Privacy rights (Buckley Amendment) Enforcement of divorce/child support arrearages across state lines Freedom of Information Rights under federal law Some advice on finding a good attorney Liability of parents for children's wrongful acts Tutorial on FTC regulations for the mail-order trade Maximum rates of interest (usury) Medicare basics Quick word on real estate closings and title insurance Right to work without joining union Social Security Basics- Part One State taxes on income, sales, real estate transactions Statute of limitations for the fifty states Wrongful death laws for the fifty states IRS- Exclusions from income- profits on principal residence sale IRS- Deductions- Casualty losses Bankruptcy basics Marriage- minimum ages, common law marriage Age of majority, liquor use Requirements for making wills, for all 50 states Living Trust Basics Rights for accounts statements, secured loans Alaska Living Will Summary Alabama Living Will Summary Arkansas Living Will Summary California Living Will Summary Connecticut Living Will Summary Colorado Living Will Summary District of Columbia Living Will Summary Delaware Living Will Summary Florida Living Will Summary Georgia Living Will Summary Hawaii Living Will Summary Idaho Living Will Summary Illinois Living Will Summary Indiana Living Will Summary Kansas Living Will Summary Missouri Living Will Summary Mississippi Living Will Summary Montana Living Will Summary North Carolina Living Will Summary New Hampshire Living Will Summary Nevada Living Will Summary Oregon Living Will Summary South Carolina Living Will Summary Tennessee Living Will Summary Texas Living Will Summary Utah Living Will Summary Virginia Living Will Summary Washington Living Will Summary Wisconsin Living Will Summary West Virginia Living Will Summary Wyoming Living Will Summary Reverse Living Will Summary (Living Won't) Estate Taxes- Gift Taxes And more are being added monthly. Even with the multitude of forms that we offer, there may be an unmet need. In addition we offer a custom, exclusive form preparation service for users desiring forms for their business/personal use (there is a charge for this service, and it is explained fully in the manual.) We do accept suggestions for general forms from our users. Features of all programs: An on line notepad, and on line help. We also have a DOS shell which allows you to perform system functions or run other program without exiting this Legal guide. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT CRIPPLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The disk and files which you have RUN identically to the registered version of the Home and Business Legal Guide, (however the registration encouragement screen and information is disabled in the registered version) but do not have all of the legal data and forms of the registered version. Where are all the forms? That's a good question. The entire program takes approximately 2 megabytes, and archived requires about 900 KB. That's a lot of data. Many bulletin board services limit access to 45 minutes daily. At 2400 baud you couldn't download the program in the allotted time. Therefore, we couldn't get the word out about our program. To have an evaluation copy of reasonable size, we have left out some of the data. Shareware is a great way to distribute software, and the "try before you buy" idea is tremendous. If you want to try the full package before registering, check with an ASP member disk vendor. Member boards of the Shareware Distribution Network should have all of the data. Suggestions for disk vendors: Public Brand Software 1-800-426-DISK Public Software Library 1-800-2424-PSL Shareware to Go 1-800-277-DISK Another way to see the whole thing is to visit your local shareware distributor. We recommend that you use a shareware distributor that is a member of the ASP. To summarize, although you do not have all of the data you do have ALL of the features of the program. THE REGISTERED VERSION OF THE PROGRAM DISABLES THE OPENING SCREEN AND REGISTRATION ENCOURAGEMENT INFORMATION. The program requires an IBM compatible PC, XT, AT, 386 or 486 system with at least 448 K free memory with a harddrive (fixed disk). NO GRAPHICS CAPABILITY IS REQUIRED, but a graphics adapter is recommended. A modem and a printer are recommended. For directions on use of the program please see the quickstart manual then please review the full manual. To print the manuals, be sure that your printer is on line, has ribbons and paper and enter from a DOS prompt "printman." Why should you take our legal advice? The attorney who wrote the legal information and forms is Herb Kraft. Herb is the host of the Radio Law Firm, the nationwide legal question and answer session with more stations and heard by more persons than ANY OTHER RADIO LEGAL ADVICE PROGRAM. Herb can be heard Sundays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time on the Sun Radio Network and on satellite dish. More information on our qualifications is in the full manual. Besides a strong pro- consumer attitude, Herb is an experienced trial veteran with many years of trial and practice experience. This experience is contained in the program. WARNING: DO NOT RELY ON OUTDATED INFORMATION. LAWS CHANGE CONSTANTLY. THEREFORE, WE PROVIDE MONTHLY UPDATES WARNING OF ALL CHANGES TO THE LAW TO OUR REGISTERED USERS-- CHANGES CAN EFFECT THE STATUTES, TUTORIALS OR FORMS. THIS FREELY DISTRIBUTED VERSION OF THE PROGRAM CONTAINED DATA CORRECT FOR JANUARY, 1991. THE DATA MAY BE OUTDATED AT ANY TIME. You may review this program for as long as you wish. For those needing guidelines, if you are using the program for more than 30 days it is time to think about registering. We don't put artificial limits on your review. Shareware is marketing via TRUST! If you desire to become a registered user, the fee is $ 39. To register you may call the Public Software Library at 1-800-2424-PSL, to order by Mastercard and Visa (For information about PSL Orders please call 713-665-7017). You may also register by fax or by mail: fax 407-699-8419 mail: R FRINGE SOFTWARE P.O. Box 37155 Tallahassee, Florida 32315 The forms generator includes a form for registration. Registered users receive: 1. The most current version full program with full manual at time of shipping. (Registered version does not have registration encouragement information) 2. Any updates to the executable program for one year (subsequent years are $ 15); all monthly updates to the data for one year 3. Access to our PRIVATE bbs for updates 4. Support: During the first 30 days of ownership, we provide up to 2 hours of telephone support via mail and unlimited BBS support through our private bbs; after 30 days you may receive unlimited bbs and mail support, and a total of one additional hour of telephone support via Compuserve and EXEC-PC on line services. 5. Customization is available only to registered users, and for an extra fee (see full manual section 4-4 for details) 6. A free intro pack including $ 15 on line credit with CompuServe. This retails for $ 39.95! That's one heck of a bonus for registering! ABOUT SHAREWARE (The following is courtesy of Paul Mayer, although we have added some comments; we don't claim copyright to Mr. Mayer's writings) Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. (Our policy is listed above) Individual programs differ on details-- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software. either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. (Our policy allows persons or user groups to freely distribute the shareware version of the program. Commercial disk vendors must contact us first.) Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware systems makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee-- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. ASP MEMBERSHIP We are members of the Association of Shareware Professionals. This is a standards making body to improve and encourage shareware. This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. DISCLAIMER- AGREEMENT Please see our warranty disclaimer in the full manual. The Home and Business Legal Guide and Forms Generator is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but you may not give it away altered as or as a part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentives for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using this program and continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration fee payment of $ 39 to R FRINGE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. The $ 39 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at one time. Anyone distributing this program for any kind of fee must first contact R FRINGE at the address above for authorization. You are encourage to pass a copy of this program or to upload it to your favorite BBS for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive the benefits stated above. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS DISK OR TO UPLOAD THESE FILES TO BBS SYSTEMS. IN EITHER CASE YOU MUST SHARE ALL OF THE FILES.