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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Understanding the Hawaii Bankruptcy Exemptions
Hawaii offers specific bankruptcy exemptions, allowing debtors to protect assets but requires residency compliance.
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Economic News Update: Tariffs, Recession Signals, and More
Economic concerns rise due to Trump’s tariffs, with many fearing recession and financial uncertainty ahead.
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Bankruptcy News: Key Economic Updates You Need to Know
Bankruptcy News highlights economic challenges, including closing businesses and rising farmer bankruptcies nationwide.
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Medicaid Cuts, Bankruptcy, and the Big Beautiful Bill
The Big Beautiful Bill threatens healthcare, increases bankruptcies, and exacerbates economic instability and misinformation.
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The Big Beautiful Debt: A July 4th Legacy Re-Examined
Prof. Hernandez analyzes the $39 trillion debt crisis, the SCOTUS ruling declaring tariffs illegal, and the surge in bankruptcy filings following the Big Beautiful Bill.
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The Toolbelt Generation: Why Gen-Z is Trading Keyboards for Hammers
Bankruptcy Attorney & Law Prof. Hernandez explores why Gen-Z is trading keyboards for toolbelts. Discover the truth about AI “onboarding” scams, Gen-X skepticism, and the irony of the new “lazy” economy.
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Latest in Bankruptcy News
“Bankruptcy News” offers updates on bankruptcy law developments as consumers and businesses adapt to the ever changing economic landscape.
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From Warning to Reality: Tracking the 2026 “Red Rural Recession”
Prof. Hernandez analyzes why the “Red Rural Recession” is no longer a warning, but a 2026 reality. Explore how federal cuts and the Chapter 12 surge hit the kitchen table.
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2026 Guide: Understanding Bankruptcy Exemptions in Guam
Understand the 2026 Guam bankruptcy exemptions and how they protect your assets when filing for bankruptcy under federal guidelines.
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The Latest Tariffs News
Companies navigate tariff impacts as consumer confidence declines and price hikes emerge in the U.S.