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Pay Your Mortgage After You File Chapter 13 if You Want to Keep Your House

01/08/13

In my latest Bankruptcy Law Network post, I talk about a Chapter 13 debtor’s obligations after his case is filed.  In this video I talk more specifically about a Chapter 13 filer’s obligation to make his on-going mortgage payments, on time, as they come due after filing.

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When Bankruptcy Makes More Sense than Struggling to Pay Off Debt

11/13/12

I want to challenge the conventional wisdom that filing bankruptcy should be considered a last resort. Does that sound self serving coming from a bankruptcy lawyer? Maybe. But consider this table:

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Senior Citizens and Bankruptcy: Special Considerations

10/19/12

fixed income bankruptcyOver the past few months, Susan Blum and I have been meeting with an increasing number of senior citizens and others on fixed incomes who are consider

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Senior Citizens and Bankruptcy: Special Considerations

10/19/12

fixed income bankruptcyOver the past few months, Susan Blum and I have been meeting with an increasing number of senior citizens and others on fixed incomes who are consider

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