Last week I was at a final hearing on fee applications on behalf of a Chapter 7 Trustee, in a case in which the debtor had failed to disclose a pre-petition personal injury case pending in another state. The defendants in that case ultimately founds out ... Read full article
Bankruptcy lawyers regularly caution debtors to avoid unusual financial transactions, including credit card charges, cash withdrawals, and the like, prior to filing their case. This is a case in which a pro se debtor withdrew several thousand dollars in ... Read full article
In Mele v. Bank of America, et al., Adv. Proc. No. 12-5031, 486 B.R. 546, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 455 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. January 8, 2013)(J. ... Read full article
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Ayele v. Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. (In re Ayele) (Bankr.Mass., 2012) This is an interesting case out of Massachusetts, wherein U.S. ... Read full article
A case involving an elderly woman and egregious violations of the discharge has generated a bit of buzz in the blogosphere. I first noticed it here on the Huffington Post. I decided to write about this case because I was frustrated with trying to verify ... Read full article
A debtor can obtain a discharge of debt by filing for bankruptcy. A discharge of debt releases the individual’s personal liability for many types of debts. A discharge prevents creditors from making any collections efforts upon the debtor including phone ... Read full article
Bankruptcy Rule Amendments . As reported in a post last month , this year's amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have now taken effect today, December 1, 2011. ... Read full article
Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy ... Read full article
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 ... Read full article
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 ... Read full article
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 ... Read full article
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 ... Read full article
Bankruptcy Rule Amendments . As reported in a post last month , this year's amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have now taken effect today, December 1, 2011. ... Read full article
Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy ... Read full article
Small Business Debts & Bankruptcy Your business is in trouble and you want to know whether filing personal bankruptcy is necessary or whether you can just walk away without fear of your creditors chasing behind you. First thing first, identify whether ... Read full article
Most Chapter 13 cases are not successfully completed and discharged. This means that there are many individuals who file for Chapter 13 and find themselves unable or unwilling to continue. Can these filers convert to Chapter 7? Should they? If you are ... Read full article
Although debtors are typically required to pay at least some of their unsecured debts in Chapter 13, and are required to complete a plan, it may sometimes be strategic to convert a Chapter 7 case to Chapter 13. When would this be? If a creditor objects to ... Read full article
What steps need to be taken when you file for bankruptcy? How will the thing pan out? To avoid the fear of the unknown, here is a general run-down of the basic steps of filing for bankruptcy and receiving a discharge. Before you file your petition, you ... Read full article
