A bankruptcy will discharge unsecured debts or judgments based on them. Therefore, whether you file bankruptcy after you’ve been sued but before you go to court, or after there’s a judgment against you, the debt will go away. The big difference is, of course, that lawsuits can be expensive and emotionally draining. If you’re going [...]
June 2007
Sometimes it takes a lot of ‘do-gooders’ to make a village. With the help of an attentive social worker and some public-minded attorneys, a disabled woman in Minnesota was able to save her inheritance and get out of debt run up by an exploitive friend. Her trip through bankruptcy helped close the deal.
Connecticut has three Bankruptcy Courts: in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. If you live in Hartford, Tolland or Windham counties, you are considered to be in the Hartford Division. Your Meeting of Creditors, Confirmation Hearing (in a Chapter 13 case) and other Court proceedings are held at the Ribicoff Federal Courthouse, 450 Main Street, Hartford, [...]
No one is more unhappy than your bankruptcy attorney about the extensive document requirements, and the related sanctions and denial of bankruptcy protections if the documents are not provided. The 60 pages of the bankruptcy package must be internally consistent to avoid an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bankrate.com offers five tips to help debtors find affordable attorneys to help them file bankruptcy. The post quotes a range of fees, and then goes on to note that many attorneys offer payment plans, or that some or all of those fees may be paid through a Chapter 13 plan. I had the reaction I [...]
Connecticut has three Bankruptcy Courts: in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. If you live in Fairfield County, you are considered to be in the Bridgeport Division unless you live in the Towns of Monroe, Shelton, and Stratford. Those three towns file in the New Haven division. Your Meeting of Creditors is held at the U.S. [...]
