By Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: oakeslaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.oakeslawoffice.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of Oregon: Klamath; Lake; Jackson; Josephine; Curry; Deschutes; and others. Call 541-273-1650 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 (81) on Sep 8, 2007 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Oregon | 1 Comment
Any person, and almost any business may file a bankruptcy petition. Banks and insurance companies may not be eligible for bankruptcy but almost all other entities who are not individuals can file under either Chapter 7, Chapter 11, or Chapter 12. A business that is NOT a partnership, corporation, or business trust, cannot [...]
By Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney
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Name: Jonathan Ginsberg, Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ginsberg@gmail.com
Site: http://www.atlanta-bankruptcy-attorney.com
About: See Authors Posts (118) on Sep 8, 2007 in General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
Last week, a very interesting article entitled “Crazy Credit Card Offers” appeared on the Motley Fool web site. This particular card was a Best Buy card and the offer contained the following provisions:
cash advance fees of 5% of the cash obtained. A $500 cash advance would therefore cost $25
late fee charges of between $29 and [...]
By Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: oakeslaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.oakeslawoffice.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of Oregon: Klamath; Lake; Jackson; Josephine; Curry; Deschutes; and others. Call 541-273-1650 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 (81) on Sep 8, 2007 in Bankruptcy Myths, Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy | 0 Comments
Nope, a “means test” is not a test of how mean can you be anyway.
Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 in October 2005 and mandated that a “means test” be used to determine whether or not a debtor is entitled to a Chapter 7 discharge or whether the [...]
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 (124) on Sep 8, 2007 in Benefits of Bankruptcy | 1 Comment
Being over your head in debt produces enormous stress that threatens both physical and psychological health. Your body, not just your budget, may benefit from bankruptcy.
Americans resist filing bankruptcy: many live in a dream world where they hope that hard work or good fortune will allow them to pay off their debts over time. Too [...]
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 (92) on Sep 8, 2007 in Bankruptcy Myths, Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Maryland | 1 Comment
Another bankruptcy lawyer recently told me he was meeting with a client before filing, and was asked, “Does the Judge really need to know about my second job?” We smiled and shook our heads (the answer is clearly, “Yes”), but I realized that most people, being completely unfamiliar with the process, don’t really know what [...]
By Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy AttorneycloseAuthor: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: oakeslaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.oakeslawoffice.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of Oregon: Klamath; Lake; Jackson; Josephine; Curry; Deschutes; and others. Call 541-273-1650 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 (81) on Sep 8, 2007 in Bankruptcy Cases & Legislation, Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Benefits of Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, General Bankruptcy Information, Oregon | 0 Comments
In October 2005, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act. That Act changed the Bankruptcy Code rules about filing bankruptcies and imposed new restrictions. The new rule is that 8 years must pass inbetween Chapter 7 bankruptcies.
As a consumer bankruptcy attorney, I watch the court docket in Oregon. [...]
