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Pastor, Church & Law

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Table of Contents

  1. 1Definitions and Status
      1. § 01.03.01Social Security
      2. § 01.03.02Income Taxes
      3. § 01.03.03Retirement Plans
      4. § 01.03.04Legal Liability
      1. § 02.01.06Negligent Selection
    1. § 2.02The Contract
    2. § 2.03Compensation
    3. § 2.04Termination
      1. § 03.07.01A "Communication"
      2. § 03.07.02Made in Confidence
      3. § 03.07.03To a Minister
      1. § 03.08.02Marriage Counseling
      2. § 03.08.09Confidentiality
      3. § 03.08.11Church Records
    1. § 4.01Negligence
      1. § 04.02.03Defenses
  2. 5Definitions
      1. § 05.01.01Churches
      2. § 05.01.02Mail Order Churches
    1. § 5.02Zoning Law
      1. § 05.02.02Accessory Uses
      2. § 05.02.01Churches
      1. § 06.01.01Characteristics
    1. § 6.02Corporations
      1. § 06.03.01Inspection
      1. § 06.04.01State Law
      2. § 06.04.02Federal Law
    2. § 6.05Church Names
      1. § 06.06.02Authority
      2. § 06.06.03Meetings
      3. § 06.06.04Removal
      1. § 06.07.01Tort Liability
      2. § 06.07.06Securities Law
      3. § 06.07.10Loans to Directors
      4. § 06.07.02Contract Liability
      1. § 06.09.02Authority
      1. § 06.12.02Minutes
      2. § 06.12.06Who May Attend
    3. § 6.15Dissolution
  3. 7Church Property
    1. § 7.06Zoning Law
    2. § 7.09Nuisance
    3. § 7.10Landmarking
      1. § 07.20.05Skate Ramps
      2. § 07.20.06Sound Rooms
    4. § 7.21Embezzlement
  4. 8Employment Law
    1. § 8.04Immigration
      1. § 08.08.01Enterprises
      2. § 08.08.02Individual Coverage
      3. § 08.08.05Exemptions
      4. § 08.08.06Ministers
      5. § 08.08.07State Laws
      6. § 08.08.08Case Studies
      1. § 08.09.01Counting Employees
      1. § 08.12.05Sexual Harassment
    2. § 8.27Arbitration
    3. § 8.30Insurance 
    1. § 9.01Introduction
    2. § 9.05Copyright Law
      1. § 09.05.01Copyright Ownership
      2. § 09.05.02Works Made for Hire
      3. § 09.05.03Exclusive Rights
      4. § 09.05.04Infringement
      5. § 09.05.06Electronic Media
  5. 10Church Legal Liability
      1. § 10.02.02Negligent Conduct
      1. § 10.04.03Risk Management
      1. § 10.07.03Risk Management
      1. § 10.09.03Risk Management
      1. § 10.11.01Risk Management
      1. § 10.12.01Risk Management
      1. § 10.13.03Risk Management
    1. § 10.14Ratification
    2. § 10.15Defamation
      1. § 10.16.02Assumption of Risk
      2. § 10.16.03Intervening Cause
      3. § 10.16.05Charitable Immunity
      4. § 10.16.06Release Forms
      5. § 10.16.07Insurance
      6. § 10.16.08Other Defenses
      1. § 10.17.01Punitive Damages
      2. § 10.17.02Duplicate Verdicts
      1. § 10.18.04Risk Management
      1. § 10.05.03Risk Management
      1. § 10.10.03Risk Management
      1. § 12.01.01The Lemon Test
      1. § 12.02.01The Smith Case
      2. § 12.02.04Conclusions
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