Married couples can file a joint petition in bankruptcy for a single filing fee. Consolidation of cases for married couples saves administrative cost, attorney fees, and can promote domestic harmony. This benefit has, until recently, been denied by some courts for same sex married couples. The United States Department of Justice has announced that it [...]
July 2011
Paper checkbook registers? Ask around; they seem to be going the way of the dinosaurs. Why keep track of your checking account using paper, of all things, when the bank helps you do it online with no fuss and no muss? Well, maybe the paper checkbook register question is not as simple as it seems — especially [...]
When I meet with a new client to go over their possible bankruptcy filing, I always ask about what they own–real estate, cars, etc.–and what claims are filed against it–mortgages, title loans, etc. Often, the client says that they don’t own any of these things. When I press a bit, I am told, “Well, the [...]
Not if you hire an experienced bankruptcy lawyer. As I previously reported, we have a problem in the state of Florida with a few rogue bankruptcy trustees using unsavory tactics to shakedown Chapter 7 debtors. Specifically, in the State of Florida, a debtor can choose between his homestead exemption and his wildcard exemption. The [...]
So you’ve found the cheapest bankruptcy attorney in the market. For only the price of $250.00 and the court costs, he’ll file your case provided you give him several post-dated checks for the balance of his fees. So you can file now and pay later. Great!!! (For you, not for him – read on to [...]
Bankruptcy Court in the Western District of North Carolina will have a new judge soon. The Honorable George R. Hodges announced his retirement for November 2011, and after an extensive search it was announced that Laura Turner Byer will succeed him. Ms. Byers is familiar to those of us practicing law in Charlotte NC since she [...]
