August 2011

Will Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Help Me Get My Car Back in Georgia?

August 30, 2011

If your car was repossessed within 10 days of the filing of your case, Chapter 13 bankruptcy may help you get your back. Many Georgia consumers depend on their car to get them back and forth to work.  Public transportation for all intents and purposes does not exist for 99 percent of the people who [...]

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Bankruptcy Filings Drop But That Does Not Mean The Economy is Improving

August 23, 2011

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has recently reported that bankruptcy filings have dropped by eight percent this year but that does not mean that the economy is improving (click here to read the full article).  You would think that with the stock market dropping and unemployment on the rise that bankruptcy filings would be climbing  but [...]

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Can Chapter 13 Protect the Car From Repossession If I Just Bought It?

August 16, 2011

As a general rule, Chapter 13 bankruptcy protects you from repossession of your car.  However, what happens if you just bought the car right before filing bankruptcy?  The answer to this question in Northwest Georgia is that it depends on the facts of your case. For example, let’s say you bought a car six months [...]

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Georgia Bankruptcy Attorney on Financed Cars in Chapter 13

August 9, 2011

When you file Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Northwest Georgia, your financed car will be paid through the plan.  For many debtors, this can drastically lower your monthly bills.  Many bankruptcy clients have difficulty understanding that their car payment is included in the Chapter 13 plan.  As a Northwest Georgia bankruptcy attorney, I love it when [...]

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Bankruptcy News – Football Great Ray Guy Auctions Super Bowl Rings

August 4, 2011

Bloomberg News reports that Ray Guy’s three Super Bowl rings will be auctioned off in his bankruptcy case (click here to see to full article). The article reports that the rings are worth between $70,000.00 and $90,000.00.  I’m no expert in jewelry valuation but it seems like a Super Bowl Ring would be worth a [...]

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Some Debt Collectors Are A Lot Like Alligators

August 2, 2011

Some debt collectors are a lot like alligators. As a bankruptcy attorney, you would not believe some of the stories that I hear from clients in Dalton, Dallas, Cartersville, and Rome, Georgia.  I actually had  one client tell me that the debt collector said that he was going to come my client’s house and take [...]

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