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The Chapter 13 Discharge The bankruptcy law regarding the scope of the chapter 13 discharge is complex and has recently undergone major changes. Therefore, debtors should consult competent legal counsel prior to filing regarding the scope of the chapter ... Read full article

I. Pursuant to Administrative Order 13-01, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida has implemented a "Loss Mitigation Mediation" (LMM) program. The goal of LMM is to "facilitate communication and exchange of information in ... Read full article

Jordan E. Bublick, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, Florida, Attorney at Law, Practice Limited to Bankruptcy Law, Member of the Florida Bar since 1983 ... Read full article

Wright v. Bank of Am., N.A. , No. 10-cv-1723, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73807, at *9-15 (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2010) - July 22, 2010, Judge Jeremy Fogel, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, held that borrowers are not ... Read full article

On August 17, 2012, the new Making Home Affordable  handbook 4.0 for non-GSE mortgages was released. Jordan E. Bublick, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, Florida, Attorney at Law, Practice Limited to Bankruptcy Law, Member of the Florida Bar since 1983 ... Read full article

Chapter 13 bankruptcy may present a platform to obtain modification of first mortgages under the U.S. Treasury Department's "Home Affordable Modification Program" (HAMP). As most people are aware, Congress did not yet pass the ... Read full article

A topic of much concern is liability in a residential mortgage foreclosure in Florida. In the origination of a typical residential mortgage transaction, there are two instruments - the promissory note and the mortgage. The promissory note documents the ... Read full article

To start a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, a person needs to file a petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court. Usually the case is filed with the Bankruptcy Court in the district where the person lives. If a person lives in Miami-Dade County, Florida it ... Read full article

Jordan E. Bublick is an associate of the Law Office of Paul J. Burkhart, PL in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and may be reached at (561) 880-0155. The firm's website is www.paulburkhart.net . Jordan E. Bublick, Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, ... Read full article

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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 ... Read full article

A very hot topic in Miami is the "short sale". This usually involves a sale to another person with your mortgage company agreeing to satisfy its mortgage with a payment of less than the full amount due. A variation on the short sale is the ... Read full article

The hottest topic in South Florida is the real estate "short sale." Actually a short sale is nothing new, but it now quite the vogue. A short sale basically means that the mortgage lender (or lenders) agree to satisfy its mortgage lien and allow ... Read full article

Chapter 13 bankruptcy is often used to save a person's home from foreclosure. Under chapter 13, you are allowed to stop the mortgage foreclosure case and catch your mortgage up-to-date. The chapter 13 plan usually involves paying off the mortgage ... Read full article

A mortgage foreclosure may also have federal income tax consequences. One issue is "discharge of indebtedness income." This can be understood as the IRS's attempt to tax you on money you were loaned but are not going to repay. The mortgage ... Read full article

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., ... Read full article

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 ... Read full article

In December, 2007, Congress passed the "Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007" to alleviate tax consequence for some homeowners in foreclosure. The new Act excludes from gross income certain cancelled discharged "qualified principal ... Read full article