People working for the U.S. government in sensitive positions are frequently concerned that filing bankruptcy will jeopardize their government security clearance. I have not heard from any of my own bankruptcy clients that their bankruptcy caused them to ... Read full article
The bankruptcy rules provide that a debtor may amend his bankruptcy schedules at any time prior to the case being closed. The debtor can file amendments which claim additional exemptions or new theories of exemption even when property was not claimed as ... Read full article
About one month ago I received a call from a blog reader about the effect of filing bankruptcy on residential evictions. The caller wanted to know if he could stop an eviction from his rental apartment by filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The answer depends ... Read full article
One of my new bankruptcy clients is a published author. His career stagnated. He piled up a large amount of unsecured debt to pay living expenses and keep his house. He just signed a substantial book deal to write a new book. His ship is not “in”, but he ... Read full article
Here is some interesting bankruptcy trivia discussed in a blog post by Oregon bankruptcy attorney Kent Anderson. The issue is whether an illegal immigrant can file bankruptcy in the U.S. One would suspect the answer is “no” for any number of reasons. ... Read full article
If I were a law school profession teaching an introductory consumer bankruptcy class I would consider the following question for a final exam: Would You Advise Casey Anthony To File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? Assume That A Civil Jury Would Find Her Liable For ... Read full article
