divorce

Getting Divorced During Bankruptcy – What Happens?

July 14, 2010

Getting divorced during a bankruptcy presents major ethical considerations for your Georgia bankruptcy attorney when a husband and wife file a case together (See Georgia Model Rules of Professional Conduct).  In an individual case, your Georgia bankruptcy attorney may simply need to file amendment reflecting the loss income of the spouse and a new expense [...]

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Bankruptcy and Divorce Orders

June 9, 2010

Bankruptcy often follows divorce. I recently met with a bankruptcy client in my Rome GA office who went through a nasty divorce proceeding about two years ago. The judge in the divorce case ordered my client to sign his interest in a house with equity over to his now ex-wife. His ex-wife and his four [...]

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Should I File Bankruptcy Before or After the Divorce?

November 7, 2009

In my experience, I have seen many clients who have been forced to file either Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 because of a recent divorce.  When the household income is cut in half but the household expenses remain the same, paying credit card debt is impossible. A common post-divorce example is that each spouse is [...]

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