Do I qualify for bankruptcy? The short answer is that almost everyone qualifies for some type of bankruptcy relief. In answering this question, it important to understand the different types of bankruptcy. What is Chapter 7? Chapter 7 is where you typically eliminate of your debts. Many people like to refer to Chapter 7 as […]
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Is there anything worse than some hated ex coming back into your life? In some bankruptcy cases, it happens. Do you know that yuck feeling of hearing that voice inside your head say, “Oh no, now I have to deal with _________ again?” It makes my stomach hurt when I give people the bad news.
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Why would anyone want to be in a Chapter 13 case that lasts forever? The mere thought of being in Chapter 13 for the rest of your life sounds crazy to most people. Who should want to be in a Chapter 13 that never ends? The answer to this question is………a person who has student loans
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Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy are great tools for lightening a person’s debt load. With both chapter 13 and Chapter 7, you can eliminate medical debt, credit card debt, and other types of unsecured debt. Shrinking your debt can be critical to your financial and emotional health. If the load gets too heavy, something
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“A deluge has swept through U.S. bankruptcy courts of late. Consumer debt buyers – armed with hundreds of delinquent accounts purchased from creditors – are filing proofs of claim on debts deemed unenforceable under state statutes of limitations,” writes Judge Richard Goldberg in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, et al (11th Circuit 7/10/14). For years,
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Bankruptcy can be tricky. I recently met with a potential bankruptcy client who had filed her first case on her own (also known as a pro se bankruptcy). Like almost all pro se bankruptcy cases, it got dismissed. After she came to meet with me to discuss refiling the bankruptcy case, she was completely shocked
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Recently, I was walking through a neighborhood in Kennesaw, GA and came across this large turtle. When I moved in close to take a picture of this monstrosity, he charged at me! I was absolutely shocked by this aggressive behavior from a turtle. I just about jumped out of my skin. My ears may have
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What do credit card companies and Vladimir Putin have in common? The answer is that they both take what they want. After the break up the Soviet Union in the 1990s, Ukraine had the 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world. They also had one of the largest armies. Many of the great powers of
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I recently took a break from the bankruptcy attorney world and visited Los Angeles, California. During our trip, my family and I set out for the tar pits in downtown LA. After we finished our interesting adventure at the tar pits, I noticed this huge rock down the street. I had to check this out.
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported today that 2,400 new jobs are coming to Dalton and Chatsworth. As a bankruptcy attorney that has clients from both Dalton and Chatsworth, I can personally attest to the fact this area has been hard hit by this awful economy. I’ve seen a lot families use Chapter 13 to
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