[huge_it_video_player id=”7″] People file for bankruptcy for many reasons. Often, one pressing reason is to get a stay of some kind of case or some kind of judgment execution, such as a garnishment. Claims for domestic support obligations (DSOs) hold a special place in the bankruptcy code, as it is afforded greater priority and protection […]
KEEP READING . . .[huge_it_video_player id=”6″] For most people that think about it, the decision to file for bankruptcy is not an easy one. There are often feelings of failure and defeat attached to a filing. I think many of us take on credit with the full intention of paying, and try to pay back debts. That being said, […]
KEEP READING . . .[huge_it_video_player id=”5″] A mortgage servicer’s motion to dismiss a consumer protection complaint in Florida was denied. This case is representative of the behavior many debtors experience after their bankruptcy case is over, especially if they had owned a house that was in foreclosure. Fortunately, the judge in this case is holding the servicer accountable for […]
KEEP READING . . .[huge_it_video_player id=”4″] Bankruptcy is a tough space. People and businesses don’t want to file. Creditors don’t want debts owed to them discharged. Notwithstanding, this is the system we have in place. When a bankruptcy is filed, the laws are designed to balance the fresh start contemplated and desired by a debtor with the rights and interests […]
KEEP READING . . .[huge_it_video_player id=”3″] Generally, when someone files a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, they rise or fall with their case. There is no right to voluntarily dismissal of a chapter 7 case (or in a chapter 11 case). Compare that to a chapter 13 case, where a debtor who files for the first time generally has an […]
KEEP READING . . .[huge_it_video_player id=”2″] Recently, I’ve received a host of questions from folks inquiring about reverse mortgage.
KEEP READING . . .Myths abound when it comes to what creditors may do when it comes to collecting their debt. For sure, there are documented stories of creditor abuse – but those stories are just that, abuse and possible flagrant violations of law. I was recently retained by a client to file bankruptcy. One reason, the client told […]
KEEP READING . . .For the many homeowners that have had to deal with foreclosure, or are currently dealing with foreclosure, there is a universal frustration in working with the mortgage servicers. Countless individuals express frustration at sending documents that are allegedly never received. Others are shocked by an extension of a trial modification, only to never be converted […]
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