Most people think that if you file for bankruptcy relief you lose everything. The truth is, most people who file bankruptcy keep everything they have—their home, their car, their furnishings and jewelry. This is because you can’t receive the fresh start that is the goal of a bankruptcy filing if you emerge from your case [...]
April 2007
If you are determining the value of a piece of land you think of location, location, location. When you determine the value of a vehicle you think of details, details, details. The first thing I have my clients do is go down to the local CarMax Dealer . Why? Because they will provide a free [...]
There are a number of very good articles on the Bankruptcy Law Network that discuss, to some extent or another, dismissal of a bankruptcy case. For example,in “Do I Need A Lawyer To File Bankruptcy?” Däna Wilkinson discusses dismissal as one of the pitfalls of representing yourself, and In “What Are My Responsibilities After My Bankruptcy [...]
Every once in a while, a prospective client comes to see me and confesses to doing a little pre-bankruptcy planning of his own, without benefit of counsel. In many cases, such actions make a bankruptcy filing more difficult, more costly, or inadvisable at all. Even worse, many times the same or a better result could [...]
If your bankruptcy case was filed in Topeka, Kansas, your meeting of creditors (341 hearing) will be held at the main downtown U.S. Post Office located at 434 S. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas, on the northeast corner of 5th Street and Kansas Avenue. The hearing will be in Room 303. An elevator is located inside [...]
You can track your credit score and watch it increase as more time passes after your bankruptcy discharge. Elizabeth Razzi wrote about credit scores and mortgages at Bankrate.com and suggested that you review your credit reports and scores about six months before applying for a mortgage, so you can write any necessary dispute letters and [...]
