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Why Can’t I File a Bankruptcy on My Own Without an Attorney? Surprisingly, many clients come in or do not come in for that matter because they believe that they do not need to pay for an attorney to prepare paperwork for them. Many people believe that they are filing bankruptcy because they have no […]

~~Avoiding Turning Over Funds from a Personal Injury Claim Q: What is a Personal Injury Claim? A: Personal Injury is a term used to refer to injury to the body, mind or emotions. The most commons types of claims that are referred to as Personal Injury claims or PI claims are car accidents, accidents at […]

~~Personal Injury Claims and Bankruptcy Q: What is a Personal Injury Claim? A: Personal Injury is a term used to refer to injury to the body, mind or emotions. The most commons types of claims that are referred to as Personal Injury claims or PI claims are car accidents, accidents at work, product defect claims […]

Business and Bankruptcy A debtor in a Chapter 7 can be an individual or a business. If the debtor is a business in a Chapter 7, the business will close. The trustee can sell any remaining assets distributing the funds to the businesses creditors while the rest of the debt is discharged through the bankruptcy. […]

Adding New Debt to your Pending Bankruptcy You get into debt whether it be due to medical issues, gambling, job loss, overspending, etc. and you take the step to file a bankruptcy, either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. One way or another after the bankruptcy or during the pendency of the bankruptcy, depending on the […]

My Case Was Dismissed, Now What? Your bankruptcy case was dismissed and now you want to know what options you have. It first depends on what chapter of bankruptcy you filed and then on why the case was dismissed. Chapter 13 A chapter 13 has numerous ways and reasons for being dismissed. Most can be […]

My Case Was Dismissed, Now What? Your bankruptcy case was dismissed and now you want to know what options you have. It first depends on what chapter of bankruptcy you filed and then on why the case was dismissed. Chapter 13 A chapter 13 has numerous ways and reasons for being dismissed. Most can be […]

I am in a Chapter 13. I am making my plan payments to the trustee so that is all I need to do in order to get my discharge right? No. Your monthly obligation in a Chapter 13 is to make your Chapter 13 plan payment to the trustee. However, there are many other aspects […]

I am in a Chapter 13 and received a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Make Plan Payments. Does that mean I am kicked out of the bankruptcy? In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy there is a monthly payment made to the Chapter 13 trustee either by wage order where your employer sends the payments directly […]