Will a fresh start in a bankruptcy keep me from renting an apartment or renewing the lease on my existing apartment? Here’s what you need to know about renting an apartment while in chapter 7 bankruptcy. How do I find an apartment
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Many people are currently drowning in debt but are unable to obtain a fresh start in bankruptcy because their seven-year-old vehicle suddenly has $10,000.00 in equity which would cause them to lose their vehicle in a chapter 7 bankruptcy. Vehicles typically depreciate
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The bankruptcy code limits the amount of debt that a person may have in their chapter 13 bankruptcy in 11 U.S.C § 109. The code provides that the chapter 13 income limits shall be adjusted every three years on April 1st along
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Like 2020, 2021 has been one for the record books. For the first time ever, young Americans (aged eighteen to thirty-four) are more likely to have a will than their older counterparts (aged thirty-five to fifty-four). The COVID-19 pandemic has forced younger Americans
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Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (the “decedent”), paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the decedent’s assets to his or her beneficiaries. But what does this mean in plain English? Many people looking to
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Overview: Judge Colton dealt with this issue in an adversary proceeding that a landlord filed against bankruptcy debtors. The landlord alleged that the debtors lied on their rental application. The Rental Application: Specifically, the debtors had listed that both the husband
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We plan to go on vacation. We plan to have dinner with friends. But when it comes to planning for how we will be taken care of as we advance in age, many of us prefer not to think about it,
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Many people assume that they can decide which debts they can “include” in their bankruptcy case. In reality, all debts must be listed in the bankruptcy schedules – even debts that you want to keep. Here are just some of the important
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The benefits of a highly detailed, comprehensive power of attorney are numerous. Unfortunately, many powers of attorney are more general in nature and can actually cause more problems than they solve, especially for our senior population The agent under a power
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What Happens to Student Loans in Bankruptcy? If you are struggling to repay your ballooning student loan debt, then seeking a bankruptcy discharge may have crossed your mind. And you are not alone. Many borrowers, who are striving to repay their student
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