Miami Lawyers
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Personal Loans and Credit Cards: Dividing Marital Debt in a Divorce
A divorce attorney and law professor explains how marital debt is divided, and why debt in one spouse’s name may still be shared in divorce.
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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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Rite Aid Locations Closing in California Due to Bankruptcy- What You Need to Know
Rite Aid bankruptcy spurs closures in California. Bankruptcies surged in 2023; expect more filings in 2024.
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$5 Billion More in Student Loan Debt Relief for 74,000 Borrowers
The Biden administration cancels $5 billion in student loans for 74,000 borrowers, including teachers, nurses, and firefighters.
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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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Stop Creditor Action: The Critical Step After Filing Bankruptcy with the Automatic Stay
Don’t lose your car or wages! Learn the critical steps to enforce the Automatic Stay by filing the Notice or Suggestion of Bankruptcy and legally stop all creditor action now.
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How to File a Proof of Claim in Any Consumer Bankruptcy Case
A professor’s essential guide on filing Official Form 410 (Proof of Claim). Learn how to secure your consumer deposit and claim priority status under 11 U.S.C. § 507.
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Why Record Debt $18.59T Guarantees a Bankruptcy Surge in 2026
Bankruptcy attorney & law professor explains the debt-to-bankruptcy lag & the record debt that guarantees a surge in bankruptcy filings.
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Black Friday & Bankruptcy: The Dangers of Using Credit Cards Before Filing
Don’t risk your discharge! A bankruptcy law attorney and law professors expert details how credit card spending during Black Friday and the holidays can be challenged as fraud by Trustees.
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American Signature Files for Bankruptcy, Your Order, and My Furniture Industry Forecast
As a bankruptcy professor, I explain why American Signature filed and your urgent rights. Learn how to file a claim, use credit card chargebacks, and protect your furniture deposit.
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Buying a Car While in Chapter 13: The Critical Steps Every Debtor Must Know
Are you in Chapter 13 bankruptcy and need a car loan? Learn the critical steps to get court and Trustee approval. Avoid plan dismissal, high rates, and feasibility objections.
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The Surprise Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Debtors Rarely See Coming: The Plan Payment is Not Permanent
Professor-verified: Your Chapter 13 plan payment is not fixed. Learn why a raise or job loss could trigger a mandatory payment increase or even force a conversion to Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Schedule I (Income) of the Bankruptcy Petition: Avoid Pitfalls That Force Chapter 13 or Dismissal
Bankruptcy Attorney & published professor explains the common errors on Schedule I (Income) and Schedule J (Expenses) Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Free FCRA Sample Letters: Dispute Credit Report Errors Yourself (Attorney Approved)
Stop paying credit repair scams. Download free, attorney-drafted FCRA sample dispute letters you can use today to correct inaccurate items on your credit report and boost your score.
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Credit Repair Organizations: Why I Call the Industry a Fraud
A bankruptcy attorney and law professor exposes credit repair fraud. Learn why these companies are ineffective and fail to fix your credit.