Divorce and Bankruptcy often go hand in hand. Given that the leading cause of divorce is financial trouble, so when a couple divorce, neither spouse can, individually, assume the financial responsibilities of the household. As a result, one or both spouses end up...
Will you lose your pets in bankruptcy? Pets create two issues in bankruptcy because pets are an asset and the care of your pets is an expense. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is more concerned about your assets whereas chapter 13 bankruptcy is more concerned about your income...
A common question of student loan borrowers is can you file bankruptcy on private student loans. It seems most people intuitively grasp that you cannot discharge federally guaranteed student loans (or federal student loans) in bankruptcy. However, many borrowers...
This post is more for the do it yourself bankruptcy (pro se bankruptcy) crowd. Too many times I receive calls from people who file chapter 7 bankruptcy without an attorney to find out that they really messed up because they didn’t understand the good and bad uses of...