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How Debt Limits Impact a Bankruptcy
Typically, the menu of bankruptcy chapters presented to individuals is short: you’ve got chapter 7 and you’ve got chapter 13. Because the various flavors in which those two chapters can come is endless, though, it’s relatively rare that someone’s forced…
Chapter 13 Plan Payment Update
Great News for Chapter 13 Payments! The Trustee John F. Logan recently announced that electronic payments (epay) is now AVAILABLE!! The hassle of remembering to mail or drop off a check/certified fund every month to your trustee just got easier. If you still prefer to…
Vehicle Repossession Scenarios
Receiving calls about vehicle repossessions is not new to our office. A bankruptcy can help with repossessions in two different scenarios. Read More.. Read More… So as between the 2 scenarios, the 2nd option is simpler and cheaper. View our Filing…
Another Attempt to Student Loan Dischargability
To discharge your student loans in bankruptcy, you pretty much have to be in a coma. That’s not the technical rule, of course, but it certainly feels that way sometimes. As a result, when attorneys who represent debtors talk about…
WRAL TV Story on Allegations That WakeMed Violated Bankruptcy Rule
Attorney Cort Walker interviewed for WRAL TV story on allegations that WakeMed violated Bankruptcy Rule requiring redaction of certain sensitive information. Read the full Article here.
When Should I File my Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
Usually, it’s chapter 13 cases that are most time-sensitive, but that doesn’t mean you should carelessly delay the filing of your chapter 7. Here are a few reasons why filing sooner, rather, than later can be a good idea. Repossession…
Scam Targets Bankruptcy Filers
Yesterday, the U.S. Courts issued a press release describing a scam where individuals receive a phone call from someone posing as their bankruptcy attorney, demanding payment to satisfy a debt. What makes these calls particularly convincing is that the caller-id…
Repo-Man Worries Haunt Even the Art World
Last week The Wall Street Journal ran an article about a tussel between rival museums, one in Japan and one in New York, dedicated to preserving the work of Japanese-American sculptor, Isamu Noguchi. Each museum appears to be jostling for prestige as well as…
Breaking News from the Supreme Court! Everything is the Same.
Debt secured by collateral can be either over-secured (meaning that the value of the collateral exceeds the loan balance) or under-secured (meaning that the value of the collateral is less than the loan balance). When there are multiple loans secured by…
Duties of the Non-filing Spouse
Though many times married people choose to file a joint bankruptcy case, it is also common for only one spouse to file. Usually this happens when the problematic debt a family is attempting to discharge is only owed by one of…
