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Restoring Your Life, And Your Credit, After Bankruptcy
If you have not relied on credit cards in a long time, life after bankruptcy will not be much different than it was just before you filed your case, except for the fact that you no longer have those pesky payments to make and you can actually see the bottom of your mailbox when y...
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"TRUTHINESS" IN BANKRUPTCY
The World English Dictionary defines truthiness as the quality of being considered to be true because of what one wishes or feels, regardless of the facts. 1 Truthiness can lead to disastrous consequences if relied on by a Debtor in bankruptcy. When a person files bankruptcy, th...
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FILING BANKRUPTCY WITH YOUR SPOUSE – PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
One of the first questions married couples facing bankruptcy ask their attorney is usually do we both need to file? The primary reason for this question is that couples often hope to protect one spouse's credit by having only the other spouse file. However, if the spouses are f...
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BALANCING EMOTIONS IN BANKRUPTCY AND STAYING FOCUSED ON THE BIG PICTURE
People go through many different emotions sometimes over many years before they ever experience the relief a Bankruptcy Discharge provides by releasing them from liability for their debts. Usually the trigger is a loss of income or increase in living expenses or both. They may...
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THE BASICS OF CHAPTER 7 AND CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY AND HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT CHAPTER
WHAT IS BANKRUPTCY? Bankruptcy is the right we all have to be freed of excess debt by having some or all our debts extinguished while at the same time protecting our assets so we can get a fresh start and go on to lead newly productive lives. This is accomplished through a disch...
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