Bankruptcy Blogs

Grounds For Objecting to the Bankruptcy Discharge In the vast majority of cases, the bankruptcy discharge is the primary reason debtors enter the Bankruptcy Court. After all people file bankruptcy to get rid of debt and a court order is certainly an effective way of making this happen. However, receiving a discharge is not guaranteed, [...]

Why would anyone take out an Internet payday loan?  Bankruptcy lawyers scream this out loud at least once a week.  It tends to frighten the neighbors. Small, high interest loans are often the last gasp effort folks use to make payments on other debt (like mortgage or car loans) — before they give in and [...]

Don’t Use Credit Cards on the Eve of Bankruptcy Perhaps you bought your Christmas gifts on plastic and had a brief daydream about a free holiday thanks to the Bankruptcy Court. Maybe you were planning to file already and figured getting rid of holiday bills would be an extra advantage. Think again. Even before we [...]

We are reminded this Christmas to be thankful for attorneys who represent people in financial distress.  Wendell Sherk tells it eloquently in this reprise of his A Christmas Cheer for Consumer Lawyers. Christmas is usually a slow time for consumer bankruptcy lawyers.  The phones go quiet, a few cards come in, a fruit cake from [...]