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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan Payments Can be Lowered if Your Income Decreases

06/26/12

When a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan gets confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court, the monthly payments you are supposed to pay to the trustee are set by the confirmation order. But they are not always set in stone.

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When You’re Too Broke to File Bankruptcy…

03/29/12

How Can I Pay For Bankruptcy? At first blush, the title of this post “When You’re Too Broke to File Bankruptcy” may seem counter intuitive to some. After all, isn’t it people who are by definition “broke” and struggling with debt who turn to bankruptcy to hit the reset button? While it is true that [...]

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Quick Guide to Fees and Costs Associated With Filing Bankruptcy

01/08/12

Chapter 7 Fees Chapter 7′s typically take about three months from start to finish. Your lawyer would normally charge from $800.00 to $2000.00, depending on several factors such as how many people are filing, how much debt you have and what types of debt you have. Chapter 13 Fees Chapter 13′s typically run from three [...]

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Reaffirmation Requires Written and Signed Contract Between You and Your Creditor

05/30/11

reaffirmation agreement in chapter 7I have written before about the pros and cons of entering into a reaf

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Authorities Halt "Unconscionable" Scam by Collection Agency

11/02/10

Unicredit scamMy Bankruptcy Law Network colleague Dana Wilkinson, who practices in South Carolina, reports on

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