Too many personal finance bloggers need to sharpen their game when it comes to bankruptcy. Personal finance bloggers do so much good promoting better financial habits and deeper understanding of money. But too often they drop the ball when it comes to bankruptcy. One, they get the basic facts about bankruptcy wrong; and Two, they […]
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4 Compelling Reasons To File The Tax Return Even If You Can’t Pay
Should you file the tax return if you can’t pay the tax? You got to the bottom of your tax return and the amount you owe is bigger than your checkbook balance. Scared of filing the return for fear of immediate collection action? Scared of even calculating how much you owe? think an extension of […]
The Risks Of Filing Bankruptcy For Your Corporation
When your incorporated business fails, the instinctive reaction is to file bankruptcy for the corporation. But a corporate bankruptcy comes with risk to the shareholders. I know you incorporated to separate yourself as the owner from the risks of the business. As a separate legal “person”, the corporation is distinct from the individuals who own […]
The Difference Between Good Bankruptcy Lawyer and Great Bankruptcy Lawyer
Finding the right bankruptcy lawyer may be the difference between a successful bankruptcy and a nightmare. Choosing a lawyer you can talk to is critical. You’ll be disclosing lots of information normally held confidential. But there’s more. It’s not just a lawyer you can tell your secrets to. You need to find a lawyer willing […]
How Much Cash Can You Keep In Bankruptcy?
How much money can you keep when you file bankruptcy? It’s not as though you won’t have living expenses after you file bankruptcy. You need to know how you’ll manage and what you’ll have to manage with. Funding that fresh start is what exemptions are all about. We are talking here about California because exemptions, […]
When Your STBX Files Bankruptcy: An Action Plan
Whether the news comes by phone or mail, the notice that your soon-to-be-ex spouse has filed bankruptcy can bring fear and confusion. You need some facts and a plan, now. So let’s look at how bankruptcy affects a non filing spouse and how to chart a course through a STBX bankruptcy case. Child support safe […]
Find The Right Cure for Your Debt Problems
Get-out-of- debt advice and sales pitches abound. Like this one. But too few get-out-of-debt gurus tell you that you need a diagnosis of your financial ills before prescribing the cure. Is the stomach ache indigestion or appendicitis? Is it temporary upset or a life threatening money pit? The answer makes a big difference in how […]
The Judgment Lien That Escaped Your Bankruptcy
What do you do when you discover old judgment liens on your home long after you filed bankruptcy? Your bankruptcy case is closed. You’re recovering nicely. Then you find there’s a judgment lien on your house that you didn’t know about. And the law says that liens survive a bankruptcy case, unless the bankruptcy court […]
How A Careless Bankruptcy Can Bite Your Family
Your bankruptcy can affect your family even though they haven’t filed bankruptcy. Transfer assets or repay debts , and you can expose family to attack by the bankruptcy trustee. Even if not fatal, the trustee’s bite can leave scars. How family gets sucked in I sat waiting for my turn at a bankruptcy hearing last week […]
Doing The Means Test Yourself
Posts on internet bankruptcy boards feature individuals who have “filled out the means test” and then proceed to announce their conclusions. Given the uncertainties in the legal community about how to apply the means test, I can’t imagine a non lawyer learning anything reliable from trying to do this themselves. As a certified bankruptcy specialist, I […]
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