“Will I lose my home if I file for bankruptcy?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions I hear from prospective bankruptcy clients. More and more that the answer is “Yes you may very well lose your home but you will not lose it because of the bankruptcy. If you lose it, it [...]
February 2010
As the managing partner of the largest foreclosure defense firm in Northeast Florida and the only practicing attorney on Jacksonville’s Foreclosure Task Force, members of the media often contact me for my opinion foreclosure issues. Last week, I appeared on local National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, WJCT, to discuss “homeowner walk-away” with the host of [...]
Medical malpractice in bankruptcy can be complicated. But if handled carefully and properly, it can work out to the benefit of all concerned.
Your bankruptcy petition is a public record. Anybody, and I mean anybody, can learn an awful lot about you by looking at your bankruptcy papers. Protect yourself by insisting on redaction.
We all know that if you do not make your car payments, at some point the car creditor is likely to have your car repossessed. We know from the multiple posts on this blog that once a bankruptcy case is filed, the automatic stay prohibits a creditor from repossessing the car. What happens if your [...]
It is well established law that “trust fund” withholding tax liability may not be dischargeable in bankruptcy. What you may not know is that business owners or even senior employees who are not owners may be held personally responsible for payment of withholding tax debt, and such debt is not dischargeable in a personal bankruptcy [...]
