Despite the story spread all over about federal marshals arresting a man for an unpaid student loan, people aren’t arrested for debt. And Fox News got the story wrong. The man was not arrested because he owed money he hadn’t paid. He was arrested for blowing off a court order that he appear in court. […]
What To Do When Served With A Collection Lawsuit
Being served with papers in a California collection lawsuit doesn’t generally help your critical thinking process. In fact, that surge of adrenaline seems to blur the eyes and fog the brain. So when you scan the lawsuit papers and see a date, months down the road, you exhale and set the problem aside for another day. […]
Get Annual Credit Report For Free
When is FREE not FREE? In a world seemingly driven in all matters by credit reports, getting that report for nothing ought to be a good thing, But the commercial entities beat the federal government to the web address freecreditreport.com. And they also got a better ad agency that wrote catchy tunes promoting their product, […]
How To Wipe Out Tax Penalties In Bankruptcy
Tax penalties seem like a further insult when you’re having trouble paying the tax itself. Everything seems subject to an additional penalty: failure to file timely; failure to pre pay sufficiently; failure to be accurate. They mount up quickly, often equaling the unpaid tax. Bankruptcy can not only eliminate your liability for certain taxes, it […]
The Strange Rules When A Creditor Is Left Off Bankruptcy Schedules
What happens if you miss putting a creditor on your bankruptcy schedules? In the bustle of preparing to file bankruptcy, a slip up is not uncommon. Notice is one of the fundamental rules of bankruptcy. Everyone to be affected by a bankruptcy case gets notice. That notice provides the creditor with an opportunity to participate […]
10 Top Tricks Of The Lending Industry
The tricks lenders use to sell you a bad loan are limited only by the imagination of the lender. And they’re all conceived with one end in mind — big profits, not helping you. And, unlike Pinocchio’s ever-growing nose, the consumer doesn’t see any tell-tale signs that warn of deception at work when credit’s being […]
$7000 Off The Price Of The Car In Chapter 13
How would you like to reduce your car payment, by lots? In a recent case, Chapter 13 allowed my client to save $7000 off the loan balance based on an examination of the car finance contract. You couldn’t see the issue from the monthly statement. When I got the finance agreement itself, I found the […]
Bankruptcy Alphabet: E is for Exemptions
E stands for exemptions in my Bankruptcy Alphabet. Exemptions describe the possessions you get to keep when you file bankruptcy. E could also stand for Exception, since exemptions are the only place in bankruptcy law where the law is explicitly different from state to state. Exemptions vary The Bankruptcy Code gave the states the right […]
Time Running Out On Dynamite Business Reorganization Opportunity
In less than a month, the nifty new small business bankruptcy option that makes Chapter 11 feasible for the little guy reverts to its far smaller debt limits. Still great, but available to fewer troubled businesses. SBRA is a new subset of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Also called a Subchapter V case, it’s designed […]
Free Bankruptcy Advice: 5 Reasons Why I’m Not Free
There’s no free bankruptcy advice in my office. Unlike many, we charge for that initial meeting with a lawyer. (There’s no free lunch either.) That makes us different from lots of other bankruptcy lawyers. Different enough to offend a prospective client who called up this week. He was unwilling to pay for a consultation, and stormed […]
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