Archive for January 6th, 2008

Chapter 13 Rules and Procedures Vary from District to District »

If you have read anything at all about bankruptcy, you probably know that bankruptcy laws are federal. That means that the way the law is applied is uniform all across the country, right? Whether you live in New York, California, Wyoming or Georgia, bankruptcy laws will be just the same, won’t they? Well, maybe not.
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Debit Card Paper Trail Could Come Back to Haunt You in Bankruptcy! »

After filing a second Chapter 13 bankruptcy for my client, the Trustee asked for the Debtor’s bank statements to cover the sixty days prior to filing her new case. All I could think of while reviewing her bank print-out was “WHAT WAS SHE THINKING!”
Most of the transactions on the printout were done on a [...]

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Why file bankruptcy? ’cause you’re growing older »

Regardless of your age today, someday you will want to retire.  Further, you want that retirement to be comfortable and stress free.  So, what have you saved to make that retirement happen?  More than 30% of Americans have saved less than $25,000 for retirement.
To my mind, the needs of retirement are one of the most [...]

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