Budget tricks keep lots of us from seeing where our money goes. If you don’t know where it’s going, you don’t know whether your spending priorities are sound. As a bankruptcy attorney, I hear this alot: I can’t save anything because it takes every dollar I make just to get by. Sound like a description of […]
Who Needs This Kind Of Help With Debts
Eliminate your unsecured debt sooner than you ever thought possible. That’s the promise of one debt settlement company. It’s in their contract, not just their ads. It must be so. The pitch preys on people’s profound desire to do the right thing. Most people want desperately to pay their debts and avoid the “horror” that […]
Inclusion in Bankruptcy Doesn’t Equal “Discharged”
Convincing clients that all of their debts must be included in bankruptcy is one of the hardest parts of being a bankruptcy lawyer. The struggle often seems Herculean. Sometimes, they will tell me they don’t want to include their car loan in the case because they “need the car”. Sometimes I find the student loan payment […]
5 Things To Do When You Have Been Sued
The ring on the doorbell was a process server. Bingo! You’ve been sued. Now what? Breathe deeply and work your way through this five step check list. Then I’ll suggest some options. The details in this post are based on California law. The basic principles of notice, answer, and trial apply everywhere. Scout the territory […]
Don’t Fall For Your Mortgage Lender’s Insurance
The mortgage lender’s property insurance does not leave you in good hands. No matter how much time it saves you. Your lender is not a good neighbor when it comes to insurance. When your home insurance lapses Somehow my client let her homeowners insurance lapse. She wasn’t worried about it, she told me, because the […]
TImeless Wisdom Doesn’t Apply When Filing Bankruptcy
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”. It’s a time-tested bit of folk wisdom. But applying that kind of thinking to legal claims when you’re filling out bankruptcy schedules is foolish. Worse, it can get you booted out of court. Count your “chickens” Bankruptcy starts with a list of what you own and what you […]
Find The Right Cure for Your Debt Problems
Get-out-of-debt advice and sales pitches abound. But too few get-out-of-debt gurus tell you that you need a diagnosis of your financial ills before prescribing the cure. Is the stomach ache indigestion or appendicitis? Is it temporary upset or life threatening? The answer makes a big difference in how you treat it. No single prescription for […]
Got Tax Trouble? Don’t File Bankruptcy In December
Bankruptcy can provide tax relief, if your timing is right. Tax troubles are at the heart of so many bankruptcy filings. It makes sense: bankruptcy is a powerful and predictable tool to get out of tax debt. But filing bankruptcy before the end of the year may fix only a part of your tax problems. […]
Give More Than Thanks
Ever feel the disconnect between buying your groceries for the Thanksgiving meal, then dropping some loose change into the kettle for the needy? Lots for my family, but leftovers for those who are hungry That seems to be the message you’re sending. Those of us who are prospering are doing well, but lots of neighbors and elders […]
Get Rid Of Liens On Your Home
Bankruptcy gives you a super power: you’re able to remove liens on your home, for good. You can’t wipe out every kind of lien. But bankruptcy law allows you to invalidate judicial liens that attach to your home and invade any exemption you are entitled to. The power is available to individuals in any chapter […]
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