bankruptcy

No Money To File Bankruptcy!

10/03/11

Bankruptcy is rising but filings are falling! Why?

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No Money To File Bankruptcy!

10/03/11

Bankruptcy is rising but filings are falling! Why? Simple answer: People do not have money to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code.

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Will I Lose My Job Because I Filed for Bankruptcy?

09/26/11

Will I Lose My Job if I File for Bankruptcy? It is prohibited under the bankruptcy code for a person to be fired because they have filed bankruptcy.  Now, I have never in my years had a client complain that they were let go because the employer subsequently found out about the bankruptcy.  Even if [...]

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Some Debts That Bankruptcy Won’t Eliminate

09/20/11

The Limits of Bankruptcy Relief Under the right circumstances, filing for bankruptcy can provide great relief to a family or an individual struggling with debt. Assuming you qualify, chapter 7 bankruptcy can completely eliminate credit card debt, medical bills and afford an opportunity to get out from under a troubled mortgage. However, bankruptcy relief is [...]

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Jefferson County Trying to Avoid Bankruptcy

09/16/11

Jefferson County, Alabama, has been on the brink of bankruptcy for months now.   The County Commission voted recently to hire two bankruptcy attorneys to handle a potential filing, and has projected that a Chapter 9 filing would cost the county about 1 million dollars a month. The county has not made full payments to bond [...]

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Bankruptcy means test: Watch out for January 2012!

09/15/11


Your bankruptcy means test may be too high if you file your bankruptcy case in January 2012.

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