Author: Nathan Dawson

Chapter 7The potential chapter 7 debtor should understand that a straight bankruptcy case does not involve the filing of a plan of repayment as in chapter 13, but rather envisions the bankruptcy trustee's gathering and sale o

Author: Phil Andrews

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book The Scarlet Letter states in Chapter 2, “On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth, surrounded with an elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A.” The let

Author: Charles Essmeier

Last April, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act, the most sweeping reform of our nation’s bankruptcy laws in more than twenty-five years. Proponents of the bill argue that most consumers who file for bankruptcy do so

Author: Gerry Oginski

Q: If I recently declared bankruptcy, can I bring a lawsuit for my injuries and then keep all the proceeds? My injuries have nothing to do with my bankrupcty, right?A: Wrong. When you declare bankruptcy, you are required by law to list all

Author: Charles Phelan

In April 2005, Congress made sweeping changes in U.S. bankruptcy law that will go into effect on October 17, 2005. It's called the "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005," and it means big trouble for Americans struggling

Author: Justin Koh

A life in bankruptcy is not an unbearable phase if you look at it from a positive angle. If you found it unbearable, I'm sure you won't want to go through it again. While the court 'reorganizes' you by selling your personal assets to pay off your

Author: Rick Munster

Bankruptcy still remains a mystery in the eyes of many consumers. This article will review the facts of bankruptcy as per written law.Some of the information in this article refers to a manual called “Bankruptcy Basics” published by the Adm

Author: Rick Munster

Bankruptcy has long been a big question mark in the eyes of the consumer. After all they don’t teach us about bankruptcy in school. More often than not, a person’s view of bankruptcy is largely developed by either their parents or close relatives

Author: Rick Munster

Bankruptcy is one of the tougher choices we as adults face in today’s society where it is the norm to be in debt, albeit some more so than others. Credit card offers materialize whether you are looking for credit or not. All with their own perks a

Author: Terje Ellingsen

A debt solution like bankruptcy should really only be used as a last possible solution. The problem with this solution of debt problems is that it includes a lot more than simply eliminating debt. When someone declares them self bankrupted, all de