Divorce Debt: Why a Quitclaim Deed Won’t Save You from Mortgage and Bankruptcy Issues
As a professor & bankruptcy law author, I explain why a quit claim deed during divorce fails to protect you and will ruin your credit.
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The Bankruptcy Trustee, Strategies to Protect Your Tax Refund.
Stop the Bankruptcy Trustee from taking your tax refund. Learn the legal timing strategies you can use in Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy.
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Missing Creditors in Bankruptcy Petition? Here’s What You Can Do
Forgot to list a creditor in your Chapter 7 bankruptcy? Take these steps to protect yourself and keep the automatic stay in place.
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Strategic Foreclosure Delay: Using Bankruptcy to Secure a Successful Home Sale
Authored by a published law professor. This guide details how to use bankruptcy to secure a crucial delay and successfully sell your home before foreclosure.
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Bankruptcy & Car Loans: Reaffirmation and Co-Signer Risk
Debtors facing bankruptcy must decide whether to keep or surrender their car and understand co-borrower and co-signer liabilities.
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Understanding Domestic Support Obligations in Bankruptcy: A Professor’s Guide
Domestic support obligations, like alimony and child support, are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. They have priority.
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Understanding Bankruptcy: Effect of Joint Car Ownership in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
Hailey’s joint ownership of her boyfriend’s car in Georgia complicates her options for bankruptcy filing.
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LLC Bankruptcy: A Professor’s Take on Why Limited Liability Doesn’t Always Protect You
Even with an LLC, filing for business bankruptcy may require personal bankruptcy. Chapter 7 or 11 is possible.
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How Bankruptcy Influences Divorce Settlements
Bankruptcy can complicate divorces, affecting debt responsibility and credit reports. Federal law trumps state law.
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Car Loans and Bankruptcy: How to Keep Your Car
Filing for bankruptcy? Keep your car but understand car loans, equity, and reaffirmation agreements for cosigners.
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