Emily Doskow is a practicing attorney and mediator who has worked with families in the Bay Area since 1989.
Emily is the author of Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce, the co-author of Making It Legal: A Guide to Same-Sex Marriage, Domestic Partnership & Civil Unions and The Sharing Solution: How to Save Money, Simplify Your Life & Build Community, and the editor of many Nolo titles, including Divorce Without Court: A Guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce and the bestselling Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees Boundaries & Noise.
Emily specializes in family law, including adoption, parentage issues, domestic partnership formation and dissolution, and divorce. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
Articles By Emily Doskow
Learn the basics of slander and libel—the rules about who can say what without getting into legal hot water.
Under certain circumstances, a trespasser can come onto land, occupy it, and gain legal ownership of it. Here’s where to find your state rules covering adverse possession.
Learn the basics about easements affecting real property: what they are, how they work, types of easements, and more.
A trespasser can sometimes gain legal ownership of land just by occupying it. Here's how.
Kentucky Tree Damage Laws In Kentucky, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tree).
Illinois Tree Damage Laws In Illinois, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tree).
Massachusetts Tree Damage Laws In Massachusetts, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the
California Tree Damage Laws In California, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tree).
Tennessee Tree Damage Laws In Tennessee, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tre
New York Tree Damage Laws In New York, if someone damages your tree, you can recover your actual damages (usually, what you paid for the tree or what it would cost to replace the tree).