This timely guide covers seven legal categories (car, family, finding a lawyer, home, money, health and estate) and provides some basic facts about Illinois law. While the Legal Health Checkup is not meant to take the place of professional legal advice (laws constantly change), it can help you forsee potential legal problems and make it easier to recognize everyday ones. It can also provide guidance about whether you can handle a legal situation by yourself or if you need the training of a licensed professional.
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Your real estate attorney’s role in the home purchase
To protect that investment, it is important that you work with knowledgeable professionals at each stage of the buying process. Your real estate attorney will be the glue that holds the complex process together.
Role of professionals in home buying process clarified by laws
Recent changes in Illinois law have clarified the relationship between a buyer and his or her real estate agent in ways promising to be beneficial to both the buyer and agent.
Attorney can help explain lender terms
Lender terminology can be confusing, so it may be wise, when speaking with prospective lenders, to ask your real estate attorney to explain the various terms.
Closing on a home requires attorney’s expertise
Think that coffee break comes with the job? Think again. Contrary to what many people believe, no law in Illinois requires an employer to provide breaks to workers – even though many employers do.
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