Banks do funny things when a customer files bankruptcy. Only many are not so funny. Whether your relationship with your bank has been good or not, there may be grounds for divorce before you file your bankruptcy case. Or at least consider whether there are grounds for a separation. Set off Your bank owes you […]
It’s Who You Owe In Bankruptcy
WHO to list in your bankruptcy case is a question I hear lots. My response: bankruptcy is all about WHO you owe, not so much about HOW MUCH you owe, when you file. WHO, WHO, WHO. Which is why one of the most important tasks in filing bankruptcy is to write down everyone you owe […]
How To Exclude A Debt From Your Bankruptcy Discharge
Some debts you may want to carve out of your bankruptcy discharge. Debts that for one reason or another, you really WANT to pay after your bankruptcy. I get it. There are ways to properly exclude a debt from discharge and ways to screw it up. The first way that folks try is simple, and […]
Does My Bankruptcy Lawyer Need To Be From My City?
If you’re inclined pull up a map application to find a bankruptcy lawyer, I gotta ask: is proximity really the most important factor? Not by a mile. You want an experienced, local lawyer, but “local” means active before the judges in the federal judicial district where you live. It doesn’t mean having an office around […]
Bankruptcy Alphabet: C is for Counseling
Counseling, delivered by an approved provider, before the bankruptcy case is filed, is required. Fail to get counseling and your case will be dismissed. That’s my “C” word in the bankruptcy alphabet. Prebankruptcy counseling is supposed to insert an objective third party between the beleaguered individual who needs relief and the greedy lawyer who, according […]
4 Rules For Testifying At Your Bankruptcy Hearing
Going to court for your first meeting of creditors? What are they going to ask me?, you wonder. My bankruptcy clients imagine a quiz on the contents of their bankruptcy papers. Or worse, an inquisition on why they needed to file bankruptcy. That’s not likely. The first meeting of creditors is much more likely to […]
What To Disclose In Bankruptcy Papers
If the headline drew you in, like the Geico gecko, you can complain you’ve been duped. There’s no decision involved: in bankruptcy papers, you disclose everything. Period. Disclosure is the price of the bankruptcy discharge. Shortchange the system by leaving out inconvenient facts and you risk both the omitted asset and the discharge. Understand the […]
What happens in Vegas…
May make you a felon. Funny, the Las Vegas PR doesn’t mention criminal prosecution for unpaid gambling markers. Yet Nevada treats gambling markers like negotiable instruments (i.e. checks). Failure to satisfy a marker within 30 days can lead to criminal charges. Gambling debts gone in bankruptcy Most bankruptcy courts have held that gambling debts are […]
Bankruptcy Alphabet: B Is For Business
Business is my bankruptcy “B’ word. Business debt of the individual filing bankruptcy is dischargeable just as other personal debt. In Silicon Valley, the very innovation and risk taking that makes the Valley vibrant brings with it the risks of not making it in the marketplace. Bankruptcy can be the “do over” vehicle, freeing manpower and […]
The Secret Bankruptcy Exemptions
Exemptions in bankruptcy are all about what you keep. Exemptions define the collection of assets and rights that are safe from the reach of a bankruptcy trustee or your creditors. But planning exemptions in a bankruptcy case is more than just the looking down the list of things you keep through bankruptcy and the dollar amount […]
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