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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Wage Stagnation, Inflation, and the Survival Budget
Navigating a Chapter 13 plan during inflation? This guide explains feasibility strategies, the liquidation test, and how to effectively manage your repayment plan.
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The Bankruptcy Tipping Point: Chapter 7, Grocery Inflation, and the Means Test Trap
How inflation and outdated IRS allowances affect Chapter 7 eligibility in 2026, plus key strategies for navigating the Means Test.
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Understanding Credit Reports: Disputing Errors Made Easy
Learn how to identify and dispute common errors on your Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion credit reports. Protect your credit core!
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The 2026 Rise in Bankruptcy Filings: Why Small Businesses Are Hitting the Debt Wall
Small businesses are facing mounting debt pressure in 2026. Learn why more owners are turning to Subchapter V to restructure obligations and secure a fresh start.
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Indiana Bankruptcy Exemptions: Protecting Your Assets
Protect your assets in Indiana with our expert guide to bankruptcy exemptions. Prof. Hernandez breaks down the tangible and intangible property rules to help you secure a fresh start.
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Debunking the Liquidation Myth
Is Chapter 7 always a liquidation? Learn the reality of no-asset cases, the truth about the means test, and why this chapter may not save your home. Read the expert breakdown.
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The LLC Illusion: Accidental Landlords and Personal Liability in Foreclosures
Foreclosure rates are at a 7-year high. Don’t fall for the LLC liability trap. Learn why personal guarantees survive title transfers and protect your future.
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The 2026 Bankruptcy Surge and the New Importance of the Co‑Debtor Stay
Bankruptcy filings have surged 47%. Learn how the Chapter 13 Co‑Debtor Stay protects co‑signers from zero‑equity auto loans and deficiency lawsuits.
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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: The Co-Debtor Stay Advantage
Protect your co‑signers with this guide to the Chapter 13 Co‑Debtor Stay. Learn how the stay works, its limits, and how to prevent post‑bankruptcy deficiency lawsuits against co‑debtors.
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Illinois Bankruptcy Exemptions: A Complete Guide to Asset Protection
Protect your property with this complete guide to Illinois bankruptcy exemptions. Learn how to maximize your asset protection and navigate state-specific rules effectively.
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How the National Debt is Forcing Consumers into Debt and Bankruptcy
How the national debt raises borrowing costs, shrinks household budgets, and pushes families toward Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
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Avoidance, Abandonment, and the Scope of Bankruptcy Trustee Powers
Learn the Chapter 7 trustee’s powers: understand the one-year insider look-back, post-petition freezes, and statutory abandonment.
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Car Loans: Can You Keep Your Vehicle?
Worried about your vehicle? Learn how Chapter 7 exemptions protect your car loan, how a trustee buy-back works, and the real financial risks of reaffirming.
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Bankruptcy Code Structure: The Different Chapters Explained | Prof. Hernandez
Learn about the U.S. Bankruptcy Code structure from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13. Featured in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by Prof. Hernandez.
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Can You Go to Jail for Debt? The Reality of Debtors’ Prisons
Debunk the debtors’ prison myth. Learn how aggressive creditors exploit state-court contempt loops to trigger civil arrest warrants, and how to stop them.
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Why You Should Never File for Bankruptcy on Payday
Filing bankruptcy on payday is a costly mistake. Learn how the snapshot rule under 11 U.S.C. §541 can trap your paycheck and trigger avoidable financial loss.
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Why Chapter 7 Liquidations Are Outpacing Chapter 13 Cases
Chapter 7 filings are growing at triple the rate of Chapter 13. Learn how escrow shock and the $18.8T household‑debt crisis are driving a wave of liquidations.
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The Hidden Risk of Passive Business Ownership in Consumer Bankruptcy
Does bankruptcy put a relative’s business at risk if your name is on the paperwork? Bankruptcy attorney & law professor Prof. Hernandez analyzes passive equity.
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The Statutory Distribution of Debt in Bankruptcy
A clear guide to how bankruptcy distributes debt, from priority claims to Chapter 13 feasibility and the liquidation test that protects unsecured creditors.
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The Redfin Delisting Surge: The “Buying Time” Strategy
Redfin data shows a surge in delistings as homeowners try to “buy time.” This article explains the risks of becoming an accidental landlord in a tightening economy.