Filing bankruptcy immediately protects you and your property from just about any kind of collection attempt by your creditors.
The Basics: the Bankruptcy Discharge of Debts
“Discharge” is the permanent legal elimination of debts.
The Basics: the Bankruptcy Code
When you start looking into bankruptcy, you hear about different “Chapters” and “code sections.” They are all part of the Bankruptcy Code.
Home Prices Really Are Rebounding
Home prices are definitely heading up, but they have done so a number of times in the last few years only to turn back down.
The Effect of One Spouse’s Bankruptcy Filing on a Pending Divorce Case
If one spouse files a bankruptcy while a divorce is pending, that filing does not stop most of that divorce case.
Getting Out of a Chapter 13 Case Jointly Filed with Your Ex-Spouse
If you are married and are in a Chapter 13 case with your spouse, what are the options for one or both of us changing or leaving the case?
Don’t Assume You Can’t File a Bankruptcy After Your Divorce Because of an Old Bankruptcy
There are special considerations if you filed bankruptcy before your divorce and now need to think about filing another one.
Does Divorce Affect WHEN You Can File a Bankruptcy If You Filed an Earlier One with Your Ex-Spouse?
There are special considerations if you filed bankruptcy before your divorce and now need to think about filing another one.
Can a Husband & Wife Planning on Getting Divorced File a Joint Bankruptcy Together? Should They?
Under the Bankruptcy Code, they CAN file a joint bankruptcy. Maybe they SHOULD. But only with separate attorneys?
Divorce and Bankruptcy: The Initial Questions and Answers
Here are the direct answers to some important threshold questions about bankruptcy involving divorce.
What Are the Odds of an Audit of Your Bankruptcy Case?
By law a certain number of cases must be audited for debtors’ “material misstatements.” But how does 0% chance of being audited sound to you?
What is a Bankruptcy Crime, and Are You in Danger of Committing One?
What do you need to worry about and what you do NOT need to worry about “bankruptcy crimes”?