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		<title>Getting Ready for Your Bankruptcy Meeting of Creditors</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/21/getting-ready-for-your-bankruptcy-meeting-of-creditors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every person who files a bankruptcy case is required to attend a section 341(a) &#8220;meeting of creditors&#8221; &#8212; although for most, this meeting doesn&#8217;t involve creditors at all.  Usually, the meeting lasts about ten minutes, and it consists of your answering questions from the trustee about your financial affairs.  Unless your financial affairs resemble those of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring the Right Bankruptcy Lawyer: Priceless</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Buckley, Rhode Island Bankruptcy Lawyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chapter 7 Bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Your Bankruptcy Attorney & You]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my small state of Rhode Island, there are 5,878 licensed attorneys.  RI only has a population of 1,050,788 people.  That is one lawyer for every 178 people. 
Because each attorney is licensed in the general practice of law, he can represent just about any matter that comes through the door. He can handle a murder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Reasons To File A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Jacobs, California Bankruptcy Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[13 Reasons To File A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
I f you are considering filing a bankruptcy, the best advice I can give you is to discuss your financial situation with a competent bankruptcy attorney.  She will tell you that for most consumers, there are often two options: file a Chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank refuses to break $100 bill into smaller bills!</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/16/bank-refuses-to-break-100-bill-into-smaller-bills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pamela Stewart, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you are a customer of the bank, Houston bank First Bank in Houston refuses to break a $100.00 bill into smaller bills. My son experienced this recently when he needed to pay someone in exact cash and only had a $100.00 bill.
What are banks thinking?  I could understand if it was a check, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#1 Must the Non-Filing Spouse&#8217;s Information Be Disclosed?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/16/1-must-the-non-filing-spouses-information-be-disclosed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gini Nelson, New Mexico Bankruptcy Lawyer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage and Debt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[#1 “Must the Non-Filing Spouse&#8217;s Information Be Disclosed?


This continues the series “I&#8217;m Filing, My Spouse Isn&#8217;t-What Happens?” The series is introduced here.
Let&#8217;s start by remembering the context of a review of a bankruptcy petition by angry creditors or the United States Trustee&#8217;s office, for example. For one thing, the Means Test might be needed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video:  6 Chapters of Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/15/video-6-chapters-of-bankruptcy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Weiss, Maryland Bankruptcy Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

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		<title>$75 Billion HAMP Program: Homeowners and Taxpayers Duped?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/14/75-billion-hamp-program-homeowners-and-taxpayers-duped/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/14/75-billion-hamp-program-homeowners-and-taxpayers-duped/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Andresen, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/?p=11431</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy lawyers have grown accustomed to hearing alarming stories from clients about so-called mortgage loan modifications which never seem to be finalized: homeowners being strung along by disingenuous mortgage company reps until foreclosure, &#8220;trial modifications,&#8221; unreturned phone calls, never ending requests for documents, never getting the same mortgage company rep on the phone twice, being asked for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Shuts Down Orion Bank &#8211; 122 And Counting</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/14/fed-shuts-down-orion-bank-122-and-counting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/14/fed-shuts-down-orion-bank-122-and-counting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen Dellutri, Attorney at Law</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday the thirteenth, the Fed shut down Orion Bank.  The Orion Bank closing constitutes the 122nd bank failure this year.  
Orion owns a branch across the street from my office.  I would like to say that this was shocking, but it wasn&#8217;t.  For years, my clients have been filing for bankruptcy on loans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discharge or Dismissal: What&#8217;s the Difference</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/13/discharge-or-dismissal-whats-the-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Novick Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discharge of Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discharge in bankruptcy is good.  Dismissal is generally bad.  Discharge is  what  most debtors seek when filing their bankruptcy.  Dismissal is what a debtor is  generally trying to avoid.
The discharge is the injunction granted by the bankruptcy court that keeps the creditors from enforcing their rights to collect personally on the debt.  More commonly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is A Pay Advice?</title>
		<link>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/09/what-is-a-pay-advice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2009/11/09/what-is-a-pay-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Gipson, New Orleans Bankruptcy Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Bankruptcy Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is a Pay Advice?
A pay advice is any document that provides written evidence of your income.
The most obvious example of a pay advice is a pay stub, but a pay advice can also be a printout of your income and withholding from your employer.  In fact, more and more often I will have clients [...]]]></description>
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