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This is a collaboration between me, Adam Schachter, a bankruptcy attorney in Houston Texas, and Michael Plaks, a specialist in IRS Audits in Houston Texas.
No. The lender has a contract with you that imposes obligations on you and gives the lender an interest in the property. If the...
One of the most common concerns of people considering bankruptcy is the effect that it has on their credit. I am going to write a series of articles that dive more deeply into each of the general concepts I present here.
In our opinion, there are three very important concepts people must focus on when considering the impact of a bankruptcy filing on their credit. The frightened and stressed brain usually jumps to only one concept or thought and stays there. The brain screams, “I’LL...
Technically, everyone qualifies to file bankruptcy. What people really want to know when they ask that question is 'can I successfully file for bankruptcy?'. First you need to figure out why you think you need to file in the first place. Are you overwhelmed by credit debt? Behind on a house or a car? Is the goal simply to wipe out overwhelming debt or to save that car or house from repossession or foreclosure? Once you have the answers to those questions you can then start the analysis of which bankruptcy makes sense for...
As with nearly every legal question, the answer is “it depends.” If you file chapter 13 bankruptcy, you are almost certainly out of luck and the debt is not going to get discharged.
If you file chapter 7 bankruptcy, and your case is in Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, you may be ok. If you left off the creditor by mistake,...
Thanks to Attorney Tobias Licker in St. Charles for this guest post.
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires all debtors to complete a credit counseling course by an approved provider within 180 days before filing for bankruptcy. Counseling is required for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. A completion certificate must be received with your bankruptcy petition...
As soon as a bankruptcy is filed, with a couple of narrow exceptions, something called the “automatic stay” goes into effect. The automatic stay is found in the bankruptcy code at 11 U.S.C. § 362(a) and it stops most collection efforts. Once a bankruptcy is filed, the automatic stay prevents repossessions and foreclosures and stops lawsuits. It ends the harassing phone calls and letters and provides an immediate sense of...
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It was a difficult and emotional time and I am grateful and still amazed at the...
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