Bankruptcy and Your Tax Refund
Mar 08, 2011
As tax season is rolling around I get a lot of questions from those who need to file bankruptcy but are expecting to get a tax refund soon. The simplest advice I can give is if you are looking to file ...
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Bankruptcy - You Can't Just Say It, You Have to Declare It!
Mar 04, 2011
Despite Michael Scott's efforts to "declare" bankruptcy, there will be more required of you if you want to navigate the bankruptcy process successfully. In this post I would like to go over the basics...
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More People May Qualify for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy due to Rise in Median Income
Mar 03, 2011
The United States Trustee program has released new Census Bureau information on median family income. This information is broken down by state and by family size. Why does this matter? If you are ne...
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Protecting Your Retirement Accounts in Bankruptcy
Mar 01, 2011
Too often people come to me to file their bankruptcy after they have liquidated their retirement accounts to try and get on top of credit card debt. The end result is a bankruptcy and nothing to fall ...
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Credit Card Use before and after Bankruptcy
Feb 28, 2011
The use of credit cards has become a normal part of life for most people. For many of my clients, credit cards have been used for groceries, medical bills, and other necessities of life. The result i...
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Avoiding Repossession Through Bankruptcy
Feb 24, 2011
Americans need their cars. I spent some time living in London and never needed a car. In huge metropolitan cities such as London the public transportation is so good and things are so close together t...
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Leases and Bankruptcy
Feb 22, 2011
Car leases, apartment leases, house leases, commercial property leases. When times are good the lease provides you with the security you need to plan for the future. You know you have that car, apartme...
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U.S. Presidents That Have Filed Bankruptcy
Feb 21, 2011
As it is President's Day I thought it might be a little interesting to research what U.S. Presidents have filed for bankruptcy. My research shows that there were at least four: Thomas Jefferson (sever...
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Bankruptcy - Where Discharge is a Good Thing!
Feb 18, 2011
I have to admit, I stole my title for this blog from a T-Shirt that I saw at last year's convention for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA). The bankruptcy discharge is a...
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Bankruptcy in Retirement: Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney
Feb 17, 2011
I meet with a significant number of retired people who are trying to deal with huge amounts of credit card debt with little more than their Social Security income. Trying to make minimum payments of $...
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