By Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
closeAuthor: Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Name: Rachel Lynn Foley, Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Email: mokanclient@gmail.com
Site: http://www.kcbankruptcy.com
About: Former Bankruptcy Attorney to the Kansas City UAW: Ford and GM workers, now assisting the general public in Missouri and Kansas with regaining financial control using the Bankruptcy Code. 816-472-HELP (4357).See Authors Posts (64) on Feb 3, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 4 Comments
Did you know that under the Fair Credit Reporting Act you are entitled to one free credit report every 366 days? What this means for you is that every 366 days you can go to annualcreditreport.com and request a copy of your Experian, Equifax and Transunion credit report for free.
You should do this at [...]
By Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO BankruptcycloseAuthor: Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Name: Rachel Lynn Foley, Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Email: mokanclient@gmail.com
Site: http://www.kcbankruptcy.com
About: Former Bankruptcy Attorney to the Kansas City UAW: Ford and GM workers, now assisting the general public in Missouri and Kansas with regaining financial control using the Bankruptcy Code. 816-472-HELP (4357).See Authors Posts (64) on Feb 3, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 1 Comment
People often seek to discharge their back utilities payments through bankruptcy. You can do that but keep in mind that the utility company can and often will charge a deposit for your service. The bankruptcy code allows the utility company to shut off your service on the 21st day following the filing of [...]
By Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO BankruptcycloseAuthor: Rachel Lynn Foley - Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Name: Rachel Lynn Foley, Kansas City, MO Bankruptcy
Email: mokanclient@gmail.com
Site: http://www.kcbankruptcy.com
About: Former Bankruptcy Attorney to the Kansas City UAW: Ford and GM workers, now assisting the general public in Missouri and Kansas with regaining financial control using the Bankruptcy Code. 816-472-HELP (4357).See Authors Posts (64) on Feb 3, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 3 Comments
Tax refunds are assets that may belong to the trustee. If you are expecting a tax refund it is considered to be an asset that can be used to pay back your creditors. It is crucial that you let your attorney know if you expect a refund for 2006 or any other year. [...]
By Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Eugene S. Melchionne, Connecticut Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: eugene.melchionne@bankruptcylawnetwork.com
Site: http://www.ctbankruptcy.com/
About: Mr. Melchionne is a graduate of The University of Connecticut (B.A. 1977) and Drake University School of Law (J.D. 1980) where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for academic excellence. Most recently, Mr.Melchionne was appointed to the Commission on Mortgage Foreclsoures by Connecticut Supreme Court Chief Justice Chase Rogers to recommend changes to procedures to protect consumers in the Conencticut Courts in foreclousure cases.
Since 1980, Mr. Melchionne has focused his practice in the areas of consumer bankruptcy, workouts and foreclosure defense in distressed real estate markets, real estate transactions, condominium law, commercial litigation, business organizations and probate. Prior to opening his office in 1990, Mr. Melchionne was the Vice President of the Waterbury Credit Bureau and was associated with Grady & Riley in Waterbury, Connecticut and DiPietro, Kantrovitz & Brownstein, P.C. in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1990-1998, Mr. Melchionne was of counsel to Bender & Anderson handling that firm's complex litigation and trials. In addition to his practice, Mr. Melchionne was an adjunct professor at the American Institute of Banking and Teikyo Post University teaching bankruptcy, real estate, commercial and consumer law. Mr. Melchionne also advised the Corporation Counsel's office for the City of Waterbury on bankruptcy and foreclosure matters and mentored junior attorneys in that office.
Mr. Melchionne was appointed State Chair for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). He acts as liasion between the national organization and Connecticut attorneys who are members of the Association.See Authors Posts (70) on Feb 3, 2007 in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Connecticut, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
You initial credit counseling course must be taken prior to filing a bankruptcy case. The certificate is only good for six months from the date of the course. This means that you must use it to file bankruptcy at any time within that six months.
The second course is called “Debtor Education” and it [...]
By L. Jed Berliner, Springfield Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: L. Jed Berliner, Springfield Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: L. Jed Berliner, Springfield Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ljedberliner@gmail.com
Site: http://www.berlinerlaw.com
About: Attorney L. Jed Berliner has concentrated his law practice in bankruptcy, commercial litigation, creditors' rights and debtor's remedies since 1982, having generally practiced since 1976. He opened the Berliner Law Firm of Springfield, Massachusetts in 1988 and now practices exclusively in consumer bankruptcy and related consumer protection litigation.
Attorney Berliner received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Cornell University in 1972, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas in 1977. He practiced general law in northern Michigan, established a bankruptcy concentration in Boston, MA in 1982, and established his Springfield, MA practice in 1988.
Attorney Berliner is a regular and active contributor to the Bankruptcy Law Network, the Bankruptcy Roundtable, and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, three specialized consumer bankruptcy forums on the Internet, and is an informal mentor to regional practitioners. He contributed to the local rules on electronic filing rules and is recognized by his peers as an expert in consumer bankruptcy issues. He thoroughly enjoys being rated "excellent" in his client surveys.See Authors Posts (102) on Feb 3, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information, Massachusetts | 1 Comment
Here are four reasons not to file bankruptcy.
Shame.
Guilt.
Worthlessness.
Failure.
These are very powerful feelings. They go right to the heart of who we are, of what we think about ourselves. Of what gets us up and out of bed in the morning.
But one out of every 15 Americans has filed bankruptcy in the past five years. 300 million [...]
By Cathy Moran, California bankruptcy lawyer
closeAuthor: Cathy Moran, California bankruptcy lawyer
Name: Cathy Moran, California bankruptcy lawyer
Email: cathymoran@gmail.com
Site: http://www.moranlaw.net
About: I'm a certified specialist in bankruptcy law (California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization) practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. My proudest professional accomplishment is authorship of Bankruptcy in Brief at www.moranlaw.net, perhaps the web's most comprehensive web site on bankruptcy basics.See Authors Posts (122) on Feb 3, 2007 in Venue and Qualifications | 3 Comments
Chapter 13 is different from the other forms of bankruptcy relief in that it has limits on the amount of debt the debtor can have and file Chapter 13. Here are the maximum amount of debt permitted in Chapter 13:
Secured debt: $922,975
Unsecured debt: $307,675
Secured debts [...]
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