Parent Savvy: Straight Answers to Your Family's Financial, Legal & Practical Questions - Softcover

Nihara K. Choudhri, Esq., is a nationally recognized author who writes on legal issues affecting families. She is also a young mother who spends a great deal of time chasing after her busy toddler, Aman. A former corporate lawyer and family law attorney, she is the author of "Parent Savvy: Straight Answers to Your Family's Financial, Legal & Practical Questions," by Nolo. Earlier books include "The Complete Guide to Divorce Law" and "What to Do Before 'I Do': The Modern Couple's Guide to Marriage, Money and Prenups." She lives in New York City.

Combines with babycenter.com to offer an unusual mixture of parenting and legal/financial advice. (Barbara F. Meltz 2009-01-01)

The best of the best... worthy of any parent's library. (Boston Globe 2009-01-01)

Choudhri touches on the practical side of parenting in plain English and uses parenting advice from BabyCenter.com. (Charlotte Parent Magazine 2009-01-01)

Issues such as taking pregnancy leave, selecting and managing child care, buying life insurance and designating a guardian for your child are covered in Parent Savvy... (Cincinnati Enquirer 2009-01-01)

A lot of us have questions about wills, inheritance, and guardianship and hiring a nanny... the answers are all in this book. (Good Day Dallas 2009-01-01)

While plenty of books address child development and health issues, only Parent Savvy discusses all the other issues parents face. (iParenting.com 2009-01-01)

Learn more about the dependent exemption and the child tax credit -- as well as other important tax breaks for new parents -- in Parent Savvy. (MSN Money 2009-01-01)

Choudhri's no-nonsense guide for new parents won't cure colic... but it does offer straight answers to the financial, legal and practical questions raised by the little one's arrival. (Newark Star-Ledger 2009-01-01)

Contains a comprehensive chapter on choosing guardians. (Washington Post 2009-01-01)

Offers clear, concise and sanity-saving advice that will help you get prepared legally, financially and emotionally for parenthood -- and give you invaluable peace of mind. (Sandra Gordon 2009-01-01)