Chapter 7 issues

What Can You Do if Your Lawyer Failed to Ask for a Reaffirmation Agreement from Your Mortgage Company?

03/25/20

Recently I received an email from a woman who filed bankruptcy several years ago and who recently discovered that her lawyer had not requested or filed a reaffirmation agreement. She has been current on her mortgage before, during and after her bankruptcy but because there was no reaffirmation agreement filed, the mortgage lender is not reporting her on-time payments to the credit bureaus.

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Case Closed without Discharge Creates Big Problem for Chapter 7 Debtor

08/17/15

bankruptcy case closed without dischargeDo you have an order of discharge following the completion of your Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 case? If not, you may want to fix this problem now before it bites you later.

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Your Decision to File Bankruptcy Should Reflect Business Considerations Only

11/15/13

bankruptcy filing considerationsJust over three years ago, I received a phone call from an old acquaintance who seemed extremely stressed out.   This gentleman had previously been in sales and I had done business with him over 20 years ago.   During our dealings we had discovered that we shared several mutual friends and ov

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Your Decision to File Bankruptcy Should Reflect Business Considerations Only

11/15/13

bankruptcy filing considerationsJust over three years ago, I received a phone call from an old acquaintance who seemed extremely stressed out.   This gentleman had previously been in sales and I had done business with him over 20 years ago.   During our dealings we had discovered that we shared several mutual friends and ov

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Another Lottery Story with a Bankruptcy Angle

09/02/13

cash windfall and bankruptcyI ran across an interesting lottery story with an interesting bankruptcy twist. 

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Unusual Asset Arises in Casey Anthony Bankruptcy Case

08/20/13

Casey Anthony buys back life story from trusteeBack in 2011, the nation was fixated on the trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida wo

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Can I Pay my Taxes with a Credit Card, then File Bankruptcy to Discharge the Debt?

03/29/12

no discharge of tax debt paid with credit cardWith April 15 just around the corner, many of us will be scrambling to come up w

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Can I Pay my Taxes with a Credit Card, then File Bankruptcy to Discharge the Debt?

03/29/12

no discharge of tax debt paid with credit cardWith April 15 just around the corner, many of us will be scrambling to come up w

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Can I Pay my Taxes with a Credit Card, then File Bankruptcy to Discharge the Debt?

03/29/12

no discharge of tax debt paid with credit cardWith April 15 just around the corner, many of us will be scrambling to come up w

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