chapter 7

Homestead Exemption For Chapter 7 Clients' Motor Home

07/12/12

One of my Chapter 7 clients has an interesting living situation. The couple sold their home when the husband retired and purchased a motor home. The  motor home which can park on a rental lot and hook up to utilities. This couple volunteers for the State park service. The State of Florida asks them for help at two or three parks around the State each year. So, two or three times per year they drive their motor home from one campground to another when asked by the State.

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Car Purchased For Another Family Member Still Included In Bankruptcy Estate

07/05/12

People often buy cars for their children or for an elderly parent. When they do so, some of these people  put their own names on the car title to get lower insurance rates or to reflect their own contribution to the purchase. Sharing car titles with a another family member  can be a problem if the you or the other family member subsequently files bankruptcy. In Florida, the general rule is that if your name is on the car (or boat) title, then you own the car.

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Homestead Can Be At Risk To Investors When Chapter 7 Debtor Chooses Wildcard Exemption

06/28/12

Real estate investors and some bankruptcy trustees are looking for ways to make money off your upside down homestead. Many Chapter 7 debtors with upside down homesteads do not utilize their homestead exemption on their bankruptcy petition because there is no equity to exempt.

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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Debtors Face Eviction From Upside Down Homestead As Investors Circle Above

06/11/12

As the real estate market begins its recovery some real estate investors are showing an interest in acquiring houses involved in bankruptcy. One of my clients filed a joint Chapter 7 bankruptcy and indicated he would surrender his interest in his upside down homestead. They did not claim the homestead exemption on his bankruptcy schedules, and therefore, they qualified for two $4,000 wildcard exemptions. The home mortgage was several months in arrears.

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Ft. Lauderdale Broward Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Lawyer

06/01/12

Bankruptcy Attorney Jordan E. Bublick practices Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy law in Ft. Lauderdale and all of Broward County, Florida. Jordan E. Bublick has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1983. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is generally used by people who desire to discharge unsecured debt and who have little non-exempt property. Chapter 13 bankruptcy is used to reorganize secured and unsecured debt as well as to discharge unsecured debt.

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Miami, Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Broward, Plantation, and Miramar Bankruptcy Lawyer

05/31/12

Jordan E. Bublick is a Board Certified Consumer Bankruptcy lawyer (American Board of Certification). The law firm was established in 1985. Practice is limited to bankruptcy law.

Jordan E. Bublick is a graduate of New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1984), Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1983), and Brandeis University (B.A., 1979)

North Miami Office - 11645 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 208, Miami, Florida (305) 891-4055

Broward Telephone - (954) 424-6618

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Bankruptcy Lawyer Miami - Practice Limited to Bankruptcy

05/30/12

Bankruptcy Lawyer Miami - Practice Limited to Bankruptcy

Jordan E. Bublick Attorney at Law is a Board Certified Specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy Law (American Board of Certification) with offices located at 11645 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida and South Dade Brand at 10700 Caribbean Blvd., Miami, Florida. Jordan E. Bublick limits his practice to person and businesses in Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The firm of Jordan E. Bublick, P.A. was established in 1985. The firm offers a free initial consultation.

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Forced Into Bankruptcy: The Involuntary Bankruptcy Process

05/24/12

When a company is facing financial distress, the question often comes up whether creditors can "force" the company into bankruptcy. Although the answer is more complicated than it may seem, this post aims to sort out what being "forced into bankruptcy" really means (hint: there are two different ways this can happen) and why it matters to companies and creditors.

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Orlando Sentinel Article About Bankruptcy Filings Decrease

05/18/12

Richard Burnett, financial writer for the Orlando Sentinel quoted me in this front page article published May 17, 2012, about the decreasing number of bankruptcy filings.

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