Which Should You Do First—File for Bankruptcy or Finalize Your Divorce? Far too often, the underlying cause of divorce is financial difficulty. Even if financial problems are not the cause of divorce, they can arise when you no longer have two incomes to pay for your lifestyle. If you are considering filing for divorce, or if you know that your … [Read more...]
Your Rights When Dealing with a Bully Creditor
August 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Strategies for Working with Aggressive Creditors When you are having a difficult time making ends meet, the stress and anxiety you face can make your life a continual struggle. At times like these, there's nothing worse than an aggressive creditor or collection agency, someone calling you at all hours of the day or night, threatening you with … [Read more...]
Finding a Qualified Bankruptcy Lawyer
July 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
What to Look for in a Texas Bankruptcy Attorney If you've decided to seek protection under the bankruptcy laws, one of the first things you'll discover—there's no shortage of bankruptcy lawyers willing to take your case. So how do you find the right person to guide you through bankruptcy and get a fresh financial start? Here's a checklist to help … [Read more...]
The Quick and Easy Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filing
July 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Simplest Way to Reorganize Your Debts in Bankruptcy When you've determined that a bankruptcy petition is the best way to deal with overwhelming debt and get a fresh start, and you want to keep your property (if possible), your best option is a Chapter 13 reorganization. While such a filing will customarily take more time and effort than a … [Read more...]
What Happens When You Reaffirm a Vehicle Loan While in Chapter 7
July 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Impact of Promising to Make Your Car Payments In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, you'll generally be allowed to permanently unload certain types of debt in exchange for transferring some of your property to the bankruptcy court, which will typically be sold to satisfy your creditors. In the alternative, if you don't want to lose property in a … [Read more...]
The Simplest Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing
July 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
A Successful Bankruptcy Petition Can Be Relatively Painless When you think about a bankruptcy, it's pretty common to envision complex financial calculations and lots of paperwork. While many personal bankruptcy filings are complex, and any bankruptcy petition should be made with the assistance of an experienced bankruptcy attorney, there are … [Read more...]
How You Can Lose the Protection of the Automatic Stay
June 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Ways You Can Jeopardize Your Protection under the Bankruptcy Laws When you file for personal or business bankruptcy, an automatic stay goes into effect immediately, prohibiting your creditors from calling you, writing you or attempting to collect debts from you in any other manner than through the bankruptcy proceeding. The automatic stay … [Read more...]
What Are the Implications of Bankruptcy on a Co-signer?
June 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
To What Degree Will a Loan Guarantor Be Liable for Debts in Bankruptcy It's not uncommon, when you have less than perfect credit, or no credit history, to find a friend or family member who will co-sign on a debt. But what happens if your financial situation gets worse and you find it necessary to file for bankruptcy protection? How will the … [Read more...]
Discharging Debts or Damages from Business Litigation
June 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Can You Permanently Rid Yourself of Debts Incurred in Commercial Lawsuits? In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, available to individuals and businesses, you can permanently wipe out certain obligations in exchange to transferring "non-exempt" assets to the bankruptcy court to partially satisfy creditors. What happens if you are a small business … [Read more...]
Credit Card Debt—Avoiding the Presumption of Fraud in Bankruptcy
June 4, 2019 by Leave a Comment
One of the common causes of consumer bankruptcy is unmanageable credit card debt. Because credit card debt is typically an unsecured obligation, you can generally discharge credit card arrearages in Chapter 7 without returning items purchased. However, if a creditor (credit card company) can show that you engaged in fraud when using the credit … [Read more...]
