When scheduling a new bankruptcy client for their initial appointment, one of the most common questions is “What do I bring with me?” When I create your bankruptcy filing, I attempt to describe your financial condition and status to your Creditors, the Bankruptcy Trustee, and [Read More…]
What is the Automatic Stay? The “Automatic Stay” is typically the part of their bankruptcy that consumers are most interested in. The Automatic Stay (or “Stay”) is the section of the bankruptcy code that protects the bankrupt consumer from continuing collection actions by his or her [Read More…]
Consumer Bankruptcy representing Debtors can be a brutal and sometimes demoralizing practice. Frequently, no matter how hard you try, the facts and law are just against you. You want to be able to help your clients, but their actions prior to the filing of [Read More…]
The most frequent mistake I see people make when considering bankruptcy is waiting too long. If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, file your bankruptcy sooner rather than later. Some of the behaviors people use to avoid bankruptcy cause serious problems when the person [Read More…]
Last October a family member came to me with a suspicious looking ‘membership application’ and benefits description for an organization called the “Concerned Members Committee.” Her parents had been paying into this organization every month for years. The benefits information claimed that, upon death, the [Read More…]
