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By Wayne Novick Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyer
closeAuthor: Wayne Novick Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyer
Name: Wayne Novick Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyer
Email: GRATEFULLAWYER@gmail.com
Site: http://www.gratefullawyer.com
About: Bankruptcy lawyer located in South Dayton.
Helping indidivuals for over 27 years.
Bringing a helpful hand to a stressful time
member of American Bankruptcy Law Forum, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers, Dayton Bar Association Bankruptcy Chariman.
married with 2 children
former soccer coach
DeadheadSee Authors Posts (16) on Nov 1, 2009 in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Featured, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
If you have received a dismissal in your Chapter13 you should immediately be in touch with your bankruptcy lawyer to go over your options.
The dismissal mean you have not completed your Chapter 13 and the court has dismissed your case. You are almost back in the same situation as you were before you filed bankruptcy. [...]
By David Leibowitz, Illinois and Wisconsin Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: David Leibowitz, Illinois and Wisconsin Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: David Leibowitz
Email: dleibowitz@lakelaw.com
Site: http://www.lakelaw.com
About: David Leibowitz holds a B. A. in Economics from Northwestern University and received his J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law where he also served as Note Editor of the law review. Admitted to the Illinois and Wisconsin bars, he is the managing member of Lakelaw, an interstate law firm with offices in Chicago, Skokie and Waukegan in Illinois and Kenosha and La Crosse in Wisconsin.
He is nationally recognized for his work in identifying and pursuing mortgage related claims in the context of bankruptcy. He is presently writing "Leibowitz' Guide to Mortgage Modifications" to be published shortly after Congress amends the Bankruptcy Code. David is a member of both the Illinois and Wisconsin bars and has practiced in bankruptcy courts throughout the country. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute where he is the Special Projects Coordinator for the Commercial Fraud Task Force and a frequent contributor to the ABI Journal. He is also a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and numerous state and local bar associations. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Certification in both Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Business Bankruptcy Law.See Authors Posts (56) on Oct 27, 2009 in Featured, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
The point of filing a bankruptcy case is to get a discharge of your debts. The deal is simple. An honest debtor gets a fresh start. The price of the bargain? You have to let the trustee have all of your “non-exempt” assets. That means you have to tell the trustee about everything you have.
If [...]
By Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law
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Name: Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law
Email: craig@cwalaw.com
Site: http://www.cwalaw.com
About: Helping consumers in every county in Minnesota since 1987. Call (952) 831-1995, or visit my website, to set up an initial consultation and learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (134) on Oct 25, 2009 in Featured, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
This question comes up often in a bankruptcy lawyer’s office, and each time it does the answer is nearly always the same: no.
Of course, this question could just as easily be asked the other way, should the husband refrain from joining in his wife’s bankruptcy? The question is based on the perception that the family [...]
By Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: djacobs@jacobsanderson.com
Site: http://www.chicoattorney.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of California: Butte; Glenn; Tehama; Colusa; Yuba; Sutter; Plumas; Shasta; Lassen; Nevada; Placer and Sacramento. Call 530-342-6144 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call."See Authors Posts (132) on Oct 20, 2009 in Exemptions In Bankruptcy, Featured | 0 Comments
California Homestead Amounts To Increase
Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law new legislation that raises the amounts that can be claimed as a homestead in California. The law, Assembly Bill 1046 is one of several new pieces of California legislation aimed at protecting homeowners.
Previously, the equity in your home was exempt from execution or in a bankruptcy [...]
By Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Jill Michaux, Kansas Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Jill Michaux
Email: jill.michaux@neismichaux.com
Site: http://www.bankruptcykansas.info
About: Topeka's Consumer Bankruptcy Specialist, Jill A Michaux is the managing partner of the law firm, Neis & Michaux, P.A. She practices law with her husband, Mark W. Neis.
She has helped consumers with debt problems in bankruptcy since 1980. She is board certified consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification since 1992.
You may reach her at her office in Suite 825 of the Bank of America Tower at 6th Street and Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka, 534 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 825, Topeka, KS 66603-3446.
Telephone: 785-354-1471 or 866-354-1471
Fax: 785-354-1170
Website: www.bankruptcykansas.info
Blog: www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com
E-mail: jill.michaux@neismichaux.comSee Authors Posts (130) on Oct 10, 2009 in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Featured, Means Testing | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Susanne Robicsek, North Carolina Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: NCBankruptcyLawyer@gmail.com
Site: http://www.robicsek.com
About: Concentrating in Consumer Bankruptcy Law since 1988;
Wake Forest Law School JD 1987
Law Office of Susanne M. Robicsek since 1993,
Law Clerk to Judge Rufus Reynolds, US Bankruptcy Judge for Middle District of NC; Burns Price & Arneke, PA, David Badger and Associates, PA.See Authors Posts (136) on Oct 4, 2009 in Bankruptcy Myths, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Exemptions In Bankruptcy, Featured | 0 Comments
You will have to keep making your mortgage payments if you have a mortgage and want to keep your house after filing for bankruptcy. I have had a number of phone calls recently from people who can’t afford their mortgage payments. They were under the impression that by filing bankruptcy, they could keep their [...]
By Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Karen Oakes, Southern Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: oakeslaw@gmail.com
Site: http://www.oakeslawoffice.com
About: Helping consumers in the following counties of Oregon: Klamath; Lake; Jackson; Josephine; Curry; Deschutes; and others. Call 541-273-1650 or visit my website to set up an initial consultation and to learn how I can help you. Mention Bankruptcy Law Network when you call.See Authors Posts (101) on Sep 28, 2009 in Exemptions In Bankruptcy, Featured, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
Debtors filing for bankruptcy protection should be concerned about their right to receive an inheritance within the six months after filing for bankruptcy (if some relative has died before filing bankruptcy or the relative dies within 180 days of the debtor’s filing), as the bankruptcy trustee can take that inheritance to pay creditors.
By Wendell Sherk, Missouri Attorney
closeAuthor: Wendell Sherk, Missouri Attorney
Name: Wendell Sherk, Missouri Attorney
Email: wjsherk@alum.wustl.edu
Site: http://www.stlbankruptcy.com
About: I have been a bankruptcy attorney since 1989. Our firm represents consumers filing bankruptcy almost exclusively. My partner and I have each represented bankruptcy trustees as well as creditors. If you live in Eastern Missouri, visit our website, send an e-mail or give us a call (314) 781-3400. Please mention Bankruptcy Law Network.See Authors Posts (117) on Sep 24, 2009 in Bankruptcy Myths, Featured, General Bankruptcy Information | 0 Comments
A regular question we hear from folks comes in two flavors:
Do I have to be current on my bills in order to file bankruptcy?
How far behind do I have to be to file bankruptcy?
The simple answer is that you need to be in debt to consider bankruptcy but where you are in your payment cycle [...]
By Pam Stewart
closeAuthor: Pam Stewart
Name: Pam Stewart
Email: PAM@plstewart.com
Site: http://www.plstewart.com
About: See Authors Posts (2) on Sep 21, 2009 in Discharge of Debt, Featured, Your Bankruptcy Attorney & You | 0 Comments
A tire company sent a reaffirmation agreement to me for one of my clients to sign. A reaffirmation agreement is a new contract to pay an old debt that is included in your bankruptcy filing.
I laughed when I saw who it was from but I laughed even harder when I discovered it was for a [...]
By Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney
closeAuthor: Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney
Name: Andy Miofsky, Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney
Email: ndinstl@charter.net
Site: http://www.ABankruptcyLawyer.net/
About: Andy Miofsky [618/931-1313] is a consumer rights lawyer with offices in Granite City Illinois and Mount Vernon Illinois, representing debtors in bankruptcy throughout the Central and the Southern District of Illinois since 1979. He has filed suit for his clients against some of the largest banks and debt collectors in this country. He teachers consumers to fight back against debt collection violations and rewards them with settlement checks for their damages.See Authors Posts (132) on Sep 21, 2009 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Featured | 0 Comments
New bankruptcy time deadlines take effect December 1, 2009. Time will now be computed in multiples of 7. This change will minimize situations where deadlines come due on weekends.
Bankruptcy has many different deadlines based on multiples of 5 – 5 days to submit documents, 10 days to appeal, 15 days to file pleadings, 20 or [...]