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When Auto Debt Outlives the Car: The Rise of 84‑Month Loans and Bankruptcy

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
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Understanding the Motion for Turnover in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Saving Your Home After a Foreclosure Sale: The Bankruptcy Strategy

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Regaining Your Car After Repossession: Bankruptcy Options

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Willful vs. Negligence: Discharging Injury Debt | Prof. Hernandez

Alexander Hernandez 4 min read
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Stop Foreclosure Fast: Why Delaying Your Chapter 13 Filing Costs You Thousands

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
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Understanding Creditor Motions to Lift the Automatic Stay

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Handling a Bankruptcy Dismissal: How to File a Motion to Shorten the Prejudice Period

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Why Bankruptcy Cases Get Dismissed: The Real Reasons Behind Chapter 7 & 13 Failures

Alexander Hernandez 4 min read
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Wiping Out Judicial Liens with Bankruptcy to Sell Your Home & Keep the Equity

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Removing Liens: Bankruptcy Lien Avoidance Under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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What It Means to Be Judgment-Proof

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Car Loans: Can You Keep Your Vehicle?

Alexander Hernandez 8 min read
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Why You Should Never File for Bankruptcy on Payday

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read

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Auto Repossession Risk Hits 32-Year Highs: What Borrowers Need to Know

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read

Facing auto repossession? Bankruptcy’s automatic stay can stop it, and a Chapter 13 cramdown may lower your loan balance and interest rate.

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Insights & Analysis

Facing Mortgage Foreclosure: Strategic Options and Bankruptcy Protections

Alexander Hernandez 9 min read
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Trapped in the Bankruptcy Belt: How Soaring Equity Limits Chapter 7

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Insights & Analysis

How the National Debt is Forcing Consumers into Debt and Bankruptcy

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Can You Go to Jail for Debt? The Reality of Debtors’ Prisons

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read

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Discharging Your IRS Tax Debt With Bankruptcy: The 3-2-240 Rule for 2026

Alexander Hernandez 4 min read

Prof. Hernandez explains how to discharge tax debt in 2026 using the 3-2-240 rule. Learn how to navigate IRS priority claims and tax refunds on Bankruptcy.blog

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How Personal Loans and Bankruptcy Work: Tips and Strategies

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Can You Pay Bankruptcy Attorney with Credit Cards?

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Bankruptcy

What to Expect at Your 341 Meeting: A Law Professor’s Guide

Alexander Hernandez 4 min read
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Understanding Bankruptcy: Launching the Podcast Journey

Alexander Hernandez 3 min read

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