A second mortgage lien in the wife’s individual Chapter 13 bankruptcy case has been stripped by a Court, even though the mortgage and lien were in the name of the wife and her non-filing husband. Eastern District of Michigan bankruptcy Judge Rhodes wrote the opinion, finding the debts totally unsecured. In each case, it was [...]
property law
Lawyers have a saying about trying a case: Put the skunk on the table. It means if you’ve got something really bad going on in your case, it’s best to just deal with it. Tell the judge or jury before the other side does so you can minimize the damage. It’s really no different with [...]
