The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) has released a valuable tool for people looking for free or low-cost bankruptcy services. It’s called the Bankruptcy Pro Bono Resource Locator, and it lists more than 600 bankruptcy attorneys and service providers across the country that provide free bankruptcy assistance. Click on the interactive map, or choose one ofContinue Reading
Recently, the United States Supreme Court in Taggart v. Lorenzen set the legal standard that should be followed by bankruptcy courts when determining...
Bankruptcy help. To file for bankruptcy, you may need to complete is the Statement of Financial Affairs for Individuals
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WHEN THE TENANT FILES BANKRUPTCY I. Before the Bankruptcy is Filed. The Bankruptcy Code, found at 11 U.S.C...
Indianapolis-based hhgregg announced filed for bankruptcy.
The petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
The move just days after announcing a big round of store closings.
This has been an unbelievable month for medical expenses
Just six weeks before your daughter’s scheduled hip labrum surgery you were all out to eat with the grandparents. This set of grandparents really loves on of the local Chinese restaurants, and while neither of your daughters are fans of the place you all agreed to go. With only rice and few pieces of chicken on her plate, your daughter got the strangest look on her face. She feared that she had eaten something…
Farm bankruptcies continue to increase in Nebraska and have already surpassed last year's numbers.
Wellness International Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, No. 13-935 (previously described in the July 1, 2014, Docket Report) The Supreme Court held in Stern v. Marshall, 131 S. Ct. 2594, 2620 (2011), that bankruptcy courts “lack[] the constitutional authority to enter a final judgment on a state law counterclaim that is not resolved in the process …
Many Florida residents struggle with whether or not they should declare bankruptcy. Bankruptcy should never be taken lightly, but if you have escalating debt and no way to pay it off, then often...
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The Bankruptcy Code’s rules governing cram-down are complex and differ for secured and unsecured classes of creditors. This article shows how bankruptcy courts have ruled on a particular method of cram-down known as a “dirt-for-debt” plan.
After the UK parent company's collapse, the German subsidiary tries to save its national brands.
The VA handles bankruptcy a little differently than a bank or lender does. Kerry explains how a Chapter 13 bankruptcy will impact your VA home loan. If you h...
What is a discharge in bankruptcy? A bankruptcy discharge releases the debtor from personal liability for certain specified types of debts. In other words, the debtor is no longer legally required to pay any debts that are discharged. The discharge is a permanent order prohibiting the creditors of the debtor from taking any form of collection action on discharged debts, including legal action and communications with the debtor, such as telephone calls, letters, and personal contacts.
Although bankruptcy cases can be complex, many of the procedures and cases are routine. Before filing a bankruptcy case, you or your attorney should analyze your eligibility for different forms of …
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In a desperate bid to avoid financial collapse many floundering homeowners try to save their homes using credit cards to pay daily expenses and, as their situation worsens, even to make mortgage payments. By the time they realize this routine cannot continue, they’re in way over their heads with consumer debt and can’t make those payments either
All too often money problems capsize marriages. Many people…
When considering filing bankruptcy, we are commonly asked if filing personal bankruptcy shows in public records. The short answer is, yes. However, it's not ...
In recent decades, socialism has expanded in America. What’s the real problem with socialism? Some would say that the government ownership and control of the...