student loan law changes
debts arising from a divorce order
creditors not notified of the bankruptcy
student loans
you may not discharge all your debt
payroll taxes, the loan that lives forever

Bankruptcy Law Network member and author, Craig Andresen of Bloomington, Minnesota, has been named Member of the Month for October 2009 by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
He is the tenth member of Bankruptcy Law Network to be recognized as member of the month for service to NACBA and the field of consumer bankruptcy [...]

frequently asked bankruptcy questions
bankruptcy eligibility test changes November 1, 2009
converting from chapter 13 to chapter 7
I don’t qualify for chapter 13
chapter 13 may be your best option
video:  the six chapters of bankruptcy

What is bankruptcy?  What a short video for an overview of bankruptcy.
FAQ:  bankruptcy basics
Frequently asked questions about bankruptcy – part one
Frequently asked questions about bankruptcy – part  two
Frequently asked questions about bankruptcy – part three
Frequently asked questions about bankruptcy – part four

What will they ask me at my bankruptcy hearing?

If you are a consumer thinking about filing bankruptcy, you will want to figure out whether to file bankruptcy before or after November 1 when changes to the income eligibility guidelines take effect.  For some people, the means test changes will help and for others the changes will hurt.
In Kansas, for example, median family income [...]

If you have filed for bankruptcy before, you may be able to file again if you need to.  But, to determine if you can get another discharge in bankruptcy, you need to know the petition date and chapter of your previous case.
There is a myth that you can only file bankruptcy every seven years.  That [...]

Interpreters are available in 196 languages for debtors at the meeting of creditors in bankruptcy cases.  The U.S. Trustee is providing the interpreter services free of charge by telephone  to assist debtors with who do not understand or speak English.
If you want to use an interpreter at the meeting of creditors, also called 341 hearing, [...]

The income figures used on the bankruptcy means test will change for debtors filing petitions on and after November 1, 2009,  the U.S. Trustee program has announced. The numbers could go up or down.  Some people are predicting lower figures due to the economic downturn.
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau is adjusted for family size [...]

You should not panic if all your creditors did not file a proof of claim in your chapter 13 bankruptcy.  There are many reasons creditors don’t file claims.  If you have given proper notice to all your creditors,  all your dischargeable debts, including unfiled claims, will be discharged upon the completion of the plan.  If [...]