There are two courses you have to take when you file bankruptcy. The first course is a credit counseling course. It must be taken before the bankruptcy case is filed. The second course is a financial management course. You have to take this course after you file bankruptcy but before you receive a discharge. North […]
When I meet someone for the first time and they find out I am a bankruptcy attorney I usually get asked about how to get out of a traffic ticket, how their friend can get a deadbeat dad to pay child support or some other legal question that has nothing to do with bankruptcy. What […]
There are a lot of reasons to file bankruptcy. Bankruptcy can be used to discharge debt and get a fresh start. It can be used to protect a home from foreclosure or stop repossession of a car. You can also file bankruptcy to stop a lawsuit, prevent a bank account from being levied, and in […]
I personally have never had a client tell me their job or security clearance required for a job was put into jeopardy because they filed bankruptcy. It is my understanding that government employers are more concerned with the events that lead to the bankruptcy than the fact that a bankruptcy was filed. If the debtor […]
An adversary proceeding is a lawsuit within a bankruptcy case. These lawsuits are filed in the bankruptcy court and address issues related to the bankruptcy case. Adversary proceedings can address many different types of issues, but in consumer cases they usually involve automatic stay violations, bankruptcy fraud, and dischargeability of student loans. An automatic stay […]