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Can I Keep My House If I File For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

by Kevin Gipson, New Orleans Bankruptcy Attorney

One of the most common concerns that potential clients have when considering whether or not to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is will they be able to keep their house? When you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you can get rid of the amount of money you owe to his unsecured creditors.  This includes credit card debts, personal [...]

Bankruptcy Lawyers Secretly Understand You

by Jay Fleischman, New York Bankruptcy Lawyer

Bankruptcy lawyers see our clients when things are pretty rotten in your life. You’ve got these awful overdue bills, the debt collectors are hounding you day and night, and your personal life feels like it’s in shambles. You can’t sleep, you’re fighting with your spouse over the pile of bills on the kitchen table, and life [...]

Bankruptcy and the Upside-Down House: American Dream a Nightmare?

by Russell A. DeMott, Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer

If you’re planning on filing bankruptcy, you need to weigh all your options before you decide whether you should keep your house, especially if it’s a house you can’t afford or one in which you have no equity. While this decision is somewhat different based on whether you will be filing under Chapter 7 or [...]

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy for Churches

by Kurt O'Keefe, Attorney at Law

image credit: dreamstime Chapter 11 bankruptcy (link to information on website of Detroit Michigan bankruptcy attorney Kurt OKeefe) is not just for individuals and for profit corporations. As with Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankrupty cases, filing Chapter 11 stops foreclosure, garnishment (explained by southern Oregon bankruptcy attorney Karen Oakes) and any other collection activity [...]