bankruptcy blog

Many individuals believe that bankruptcy will ruin your credit. While your credit will take a hit once you file for bankruptcy, one must examine their financial situation and determine what is worse: taking a moderate decline in credit in order to reset their debts or to continue to suffer credit blemishes as a result of  … Read more

By filing bankruptcy, a discharge of debts is the overall goal in most cases. A discharge of debts in bankruptcy varies within the different chapters of 7, 11, and 13, but the end result is the release of personal liability for certain types of debts. A bankruptcy discharge is a permanent order eliminating the debt  … Read more

Many times people that are forced into seeking bankruptcy protection due to an overload of personal or business debt have at least some equity in the family home. Home Equity refers to the difference in what you owe on a loan for your home and what the value of the home is. What happens to this when  … Read more

In many Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings the debtor will be allowed to keep a wide variety of things that are exempt from the proceedings. These include but are not limited to clothing and household furnishings and in some cases certain jewelry including the family wedding ring set if there is one. Another exemption that has  … Read more

In the vast majority of bankruptcy blogs you typically hear talk of the most common bankruptcies. The ones that most people will find themselves involved in if they ever have to face the need for bankruptcy protection are the Chapter 7 and the Chapter 13. Much has been said and written about these two types.  … Read more

Most bankruptcy blogs will tell you very clearly exactly what debts are covered when you finally decide to seek protection through bankruptcy. Very few however will discuss exactly what debts may not be. Unfortunately, there are several types of debts that do not fall under the category that will be discharged even if your bankruptcy  … Read more

For many, the thought of going bankrupt is a whirlwind of emotions and legal maneuvering. Others feel that they know enough to be able to do the job themselves without the aid of a bankruptcy attorney or help of any kind. Keeping that thought in mind, let’s have a quick look at some of the  … Read more

For many the action of filing for bankruptcy is intrusive enough, and the hoops that must be jumped through and paperwork completed seem endless and exceptionally frustrating. To be told at the end that you are not yet free of the shackles of the system and must also complete a Debtor Education Course before you  … Read more

With the exceptionally high cost of vacation properties in the past decade, many people have turned to partial ownership of vacation properties. These are commonly known as timeshares and they allow an individual or family to “own” a certain number of weeks in the year at a vacation property of their choosing. A common question  … Read more

Many people who choose the route of bankruptcy protection either do not choose to proceed with a Chapter 7 that virtually eliminates all unsecured debt but does not allow you to protect certain assets or are unable to secure a Chapter 7 and choose or are forced to take the route of a Chapter 13  … Read more