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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Claire’s and Icing Store Closures in Florida: Key Details
Claire’s is closing fifteen Florida locations due to bankruptcy and changing consumer habits.
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Understanding Schedule D for Secured Creditor Claims
Schedule D requires all secured debts in bankruptcy; listing does not mean asset surrender.
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Understanding Stagflation Signs and Core Inflation: A Deep Dive
Stagflation concerns rise as inflation and stagnant job growth create economic uncertainty and fear.
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4.4 Million Exposed in TransUnion Data Breach—Take Action!
TransUnion’s data breach affects 4.4 million; consider freezing credit to safeguard personal information.
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Claire’s Store Closures in Georgia: Complete List
Claire’s is closing several Georgia locations due to bankruptcy and shifting retail trends.
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Understanding Tariff Driven Inflation
Lower interest rates signal economic struggle, worsened by tariffs, increasing costs of living significantly.
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The Hidden Cost of Tariffs: How Trade Policy Fuels Debt and Bankruptcy
Trump tariffs can raise costs significantly, affecting household expenses and increasing bankruptcies nationwide.
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PSLF Under Threat: What Borrowers Need to Know
A new Department of Education rule could eliminate PSLF due to their employer’s misconduct: “guilt by association.”
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Why Foreclosures Filings Are Rising in Tourist-Haven States
Foreclosure rates rise sharply in tourism-dependent states, reflecting economic strains and tourism decline.
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Claire’s Bankruptcy Chapter 11: Tariffs and Store Closures
Claire’s files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again, facing debt, tariffs, and changing consumer behavior.