Archive for April, 2007
By Cathy Moran, California bankruptcy lawyer
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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 (129) on Apr 28, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 1 Comment
Industrious lawyers have pinpointed several attacks on the anti cram down provisions of the newly amended Bankruptcy Code. In 05, car lenders successfully lobbied for a prohibition on stripping down car loans to the value of the underlying collateral where the car was purchased within 910 days of the bankruptcy filing. Bankruptcy lawyers call these [...]
By Chip Parker, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Chip Parker, Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: parker@jaxlawcenter.com
Site: http://www.jaxlawcenter.com
About: See Authors Posts (81) on Apr 28, 2007 in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Florida, General Bankruptcy Information | 1 Comment
A recently released federal study found that baby boomers are filing more bankruptcies that ever before. According to John Golmant and Tom Ulrich, researchers at the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the greatest increase in Chapter 7 filings between 1994 and 2002 occurred among people older than 55.
Even though the study will be published [...]
By Peter Orville, Attorney at Law
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Name: Peter Orville, Attorney at Law
Email: porville1@stny.rr.com
Site: http://www.peterorville.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of the Northern District of New York: Broome; Chenango; Cortland; Delaware; Onondaga; Otsego; Tioga; and Tompkins.
Call (607)770-1007 to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Or visit my website at www.peterorville.com
Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (108) on Apr 27, 2007 in Benefits of Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 are the two types of bankruptcy that individuals or married couples usually file. Chapter 7 is sometimes called “complete” or “total” bankruptcy, or “liquidation”. Chapter 13 is sometimes called “debt relief”, “individual reorganization” or “debt adjustment”.
In a chapter 7, you file your petition, and within a few months [...]
By Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: NCBankruptcyHelp@gmail.com
Site: http://www.robicsek.com
About: Concentrating in Consumer Bankruptcy Law since 1988;
Wake Forest Law School JD 1987
Law Office of Susanne M. Robicsek since 1993,
Law Clerk to Judge Rufus Reynolds, US Bankruptcy Judge for Middle District of NC; Burns Price & Arneke, PA, David Badger and Associates, PA.See Authors Posts (107) on Apr 27, 2007 in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Life After Bankruptcy, North Carolina | 0 Comments
When you file bankruptcy, you are likely to find yourself left without credit cards. This is a strange position for most people to be in. How do you deal with an emergency if you don’t have credit cards? Well, the answer is planning for what most people call emergencies.
In North Carolina, the [...]
By Cathy Moran, California bankruptcy lawyercloseAuthor: 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 (129) on Apr 27, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
Among the “hoops” added to the bankruptcy process by the amendments of 2005 were requirements for a credit briefing before filing and a class on financial management before discharge. Fail to get the credit briefing and your case can be dismissed. Neglect to attend the financial management class and your case can be closed without [...]
By Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ndinstl@charter.net
Site: http://www.abankruptcylawyer.net/
About: Andy Miofsky [618/931-1313] is a consumer rights lawyer from Granite City Illinois representing debtors in bankruptcy throughout the Central and the Southern District of Illinois since 1979. He has filed suit for his clients against some of the largest banks and debt collectors in this country. He teachers consumers to fight back against debt collection violations and rewards them with settlement checks for their damages.See Authors Posts (101) on Apr 27, 2007 in Bankruptcy Cases & Legislation, Illinois | 1 Comment
Looking into the future, next month’s May 2007 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal [ABIJ] will contain an article titled Aging and Bankruptcy: The Baby Boomers Meet Up at Bankruptcy Court.
I am a baby boomer, albeit it at age 52 I arrived late to the party. Nonetheless, I have to ask, What put my [...]
By Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer
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Name: Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer
Email: jay@fclcny.com
Site: http://www.NYBankruptcyLitigation.com
About: Helping consumers in all counties of New York State. Call 800-235-2203 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (75) on Apr 26, 2007 in New York | 0 Comments
Over at AllFinancialMatters, a post about personal responsibility when it comes to payday loans. Though the author (someone with whom I usually agree) is clear that he dislikes payday loans, he does say
why is it that every time there’s a problem, it’s always because people are victims of something? What the heck happened to personal [...]
By Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: bankruptcy@gmail.com
Site: http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com
About: See Authors Posts (73) on Apr 26, 2007 in Benefits of Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Lawyer to Lawyer, Marriage and Debt, Missouri | 0 Comments
Missouri lowers the allowable garnishments to 10% from 25% of wages after deductions if the debtor being garnished is the head of a family Few Missouri cases examine the head of a family requirement.
Courts tend to adopt a broad view of the word family. For head of the family status, a debtor has [...]
By Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: brett@BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
Site: http://www.BankruptcyLawMaryland.com
About: Brett Weiss has been practicing in the areas of bankruptcy for the past 24 years.
Mr. Weiss has received international media attention in connection with the cases he had handled. He has been interviewed by Barbara Walters on The View, appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, ABC News with Peter Jennings, the Montel Williams Show, BBC World Service, German state television, and numerous local radio and television programs, and been quoted in Money magazine, The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, among others.
An honors graduate and award-winning National Moot Court Competition national finalist at the University of Maryland School of Law, Mr. Weiss served as law clerk to the Chief Administrative Judge of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court before entering into private practice. Mr. Weiss has over twenty years of practical legal experience, trying hundreds of cases within that time. Regularly appearing before the United States Bankruptcy Court, state and federal courts throughout the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia, he is a strong advocate for his clients.See Authors Posts (95) on Apr 25, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Benefits of Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Maryland | 0 Comments
A number of blogs discuss the requirements you must meet before you can file for bankruptcy. But what are some the requirements that don’t exist?
1. You don’t have to be a US citizen. The Bankruptcy Code imposes no citizenship requirement on bankruptcy filers.
2. You don’t have to live in the US to file. I have [...]
By Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: djacobs@jacobsanderson.com
Site: http://www.chicoattorney.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of California: Butte; Glenn; Tehama; Colusa; Yuba; Sutter; Plumas; Shasta; Lassen; Nevada; Placer and Sacramento. Call 530-342-6144 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call."See Authors Posts (104) on Apr 25, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
It depends on what kind of business you have, and what kind of bankruptcy you file. A sole proprietorship, (a business you own by yourself that’s not incorporated), becomes an asset of the bankruptcy estate. As such, in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it can be sold or distributed to pay creditors. Often, [...]
