If you are involved in a bankruptcy proceeding you may come across the terms CM, which is an abbreviation for the words Case Management, and ECF, which stands for Electronic Case Filing. CM/ECF is the computerized case filing and record management system used by the bankruptcy court to maintain and process bankruptcy court case records. [...]
August 2009
Most chapter 13 debtors have probably been informed by their bankruptcy lawyers that the accuracy of their bankruptcy papers is critically important, that they shouldn’t incur new debt without the trustee’s permission, and that they can’t sell valuable property, such as their home, without court permission. Doing any of these could result in a finding of bad [...]
In recent years, many clients have learned that they owe too much to file for Chapter 13 reorganization. Unlike Chapter 7 and Chapter 11, there are limits to how much you can owe for you to qualify for Chapter 13. Currently (the numbers are indexed for inflation) you cannot owe more than $360,475 in unsecured [...]
From time to time the financial situation of a person who has filed for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy changes for the worst and they need to convert their Chapter 13 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. When a bankruptcy is converted from a Chapter 13 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy the issue of whether or [...]
The collector claims she’ll sue me for my deceased companion’s debts because California is a community property state, my client reported. The collector threatened to open a probate proceeding to overturn the sale of the house we had owned in joint tenancy, she continued. So many violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, where [...]
Note: The individuals listed are private parties, not government employees. Timothy P. Branigan, Esq. 14502 Greenview Drive, Suite 506 Laurel, MD 20708 Phone: (301) 483-9118 Website: http://www.13network.com/bobhome.htm Payment Address for Timothy P. Branigan: P.O. Box 480, Memphis, TN 38101-0480 Nancy Spencer Grigsby 4201 Mitchellville Road, Suite 401 Bowie, MD 20716 Phone: (301) 805-4700 Website: http://www.13network.com/trustees/bow/bowhome.asp [...]
