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Will Bankruptcy Filings Increase In 2013?

12/27/12

ouija boardBankruptcy filings have been down in the last year.  In theory that’s good thing but that is not necessarily all good news.  And it certainly isn’t good news for those of us in the business of filing bankruptcies!

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The Truth About Websites That Promise Debt Relief

12/21/12

The promise of debt freedom is just behind the next click.

We walk through life with a bit more cynicism than used to be the case.  When I get an email promising me millions from an overseas stranger, for example, I know better than to click the link or provide information.

If it sounds too good to be true, the saying goes, then chances are it is just that.

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How to testify and what you should say in bankruptcy court

12/19/12

Here is a guide to preparing effective testimony in your bankruptcy case.

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Bankruptcy Overlooked By Financial “Experts”

12/19/12

As I said before in an article I wrote What Suze Orman Doesn’t Understand About Bankruptcy , “Bankruptcy attorneys like me look at things differently than many people, even so called “financial experts”.

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Best Interests of Creditors? I Want My Bankruptcy Lawyer to Protect Me!

12/18/12

I was talking with a client explaining how the client’s chapter 13 plan payment was calculated.  I was going over one calculation in determining the chapter 13 plan–the “best interests of creditors” test.  All of sudden, the client exclaimed that he was not interested in the “best interests of creditors.”

So, what is the “best interest of creditors” test in a chapter 13 case?

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Four Bankruptcy Forms Changed December 1

12/17/12

Rules And Policies

Changes to four official bankruptcy forms went into effect December 1, 2012.

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Proper Notice of Bankruptcy Filing is Critical

12/17/12

 

Image courtesy of Pong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Image courtesy of Pong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

 

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Don’t Hide From Your Bankruptcy Lawyer!

12/13/12

The other day, I overhead a telephone conversation between a current client and my paralegal.  I gathered from the gist of the conversation that my client was having a difficult time making his chapter 13 payment.

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