chapter 13
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Friday, July 30th, 2010Reopening your case if your bankruptcy case is closed without discharge due to failure to file the required Financial management course certificate.
Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy: BAP Clarifies Scope
Friday, July 23rd, 2010The 9th circuit BAP recently clarified the scope of the automatic stay relating to increasing mortgage escrow payments after a bankruptcy case is filed.
Bankruptcy: Waiting Too Long to File Your Case
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Waiting too long to file bankruptcy can have dire consequences.
What if you forget to list a creditor in your bankruptcy?
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009what happens if you accidentally omit a creditor from your bankruptcy filing?
Does Filing CH. 13 Bypass the Means Test?
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Does filing Chapter 13 instead of Chapter 7 alleviate the requirement of the means test?
Are Student Loans Counted as Part of Chapter 13 Debt Limits?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009An individual can file a Chapter 13 case if they have noncontingent, liquidated unsecured debts LESS than $336,900 and noncontingent, liquidate secured debts of LESS than $1,010,650. (these amounts are adjusted every few years) Student loan debt, as with ANY debt, factors into the debt limits for Chapter 13 under 11 USC 109(e). A client [...]
Attorneys Fees Awarded in Divorce: Are they Dischargeable?
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Are attorney’s fees awarded in a divorce dischargeable in a bankruptcy case?
New Bankruptcy Mortgage Modification Dropped
Thursday, April 9th, 2009The new bankruptcy mortgage modification plan has been, or is expected to shortly be, dropped from its agenda.
Debt Consolidation or Bankruptcy: Which is Better?
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009One of the most frequent questions bankruptcy attorneys are asked by potential clients is whether they should file bankruptcy, or use a debt consolidation company to make payments towards their debts. For those lucky debtors who qualify for Chapter 7 (which requires no repayment of debts but allows in most cases for discharge of all [...]
SB 61: Eliminate Mortgage Liens in Chapter 13
Friday, January 30th, 2009On January 6, 2009, Senator Dick Durbin (D, IL) introduced Senate Bill 61 called the “Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2009.” The bill has several provisions, which can be analyzed by following the above link, but the main purpose of the bill is to allow homeowners in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy [...]
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