Miami Lawyers

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • $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.

  • 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.

  • How Bankruptcy Influences Divorce Settlements

    Bankruptcy can complicate divorces, affecting debt responsibility and credit reports. Federal law trumps state law.

  • 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.

  • How I Used a Personal Loan to Improve My Credit Score

    Struggling with credit after foreclosure, I used personal loans to rebuild and improve my credit score.

  • Managing Medical Debt: Bankruptcy vs. Consolidation (Insights from a Law Professor)

    Craig from Naples, Florida inquires about the best option for his wife: debt consolidation or bankruptcy. Considering her ongoing medical treatments and substantial medical bills, bankruptcy may be the more suitable choice. Bankruptcy eligibility, dischargeable debts, and individual circumstances should be evaluated with the assistance of a local attorney for personalized advice.

  • Does Filing for Bankruptcy Wipe Out My Mortgage

    Bankruptcy and mortgages are complex. Chapter 13 lien stripping can reduce a second mortgage, but secured debt isn’t discharged. Get expert legal help.

  • Avoid the Pitfalls of Balance Transfers

    Balance transfers can reduce debt faster and save money, but read the fine print carefully.

  • Business Bankruptcies Up 72%: Professor Explains the Crisis

    Business and consumer bankruptcies are rising post-COVID, with significant increases in Chapter 11 filings.

  • Crucial Update: Navigating the SAVE Plan for Student Loan Forgiveness in Late 2025

    New student loan forgiveness updates announced, including the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan.

  • Understanding Nondischargeable Debts in Bankruptcy

    Bankruptcy doesn’t eliminate all debts; criminal fraud, back taxes, and domestic support obligations are non-dischargeable.

  • Understanding Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Exemptions

    Chapter 7 bankruptcy offers debt relief through exemptions and a means test, protecting assets from liquidation.

  • A Fresh Start: The Mission of Bankruptcy.blog

    Learn the mission behind Bankruptcy.blog, a national attorney‑authored platform providing clear, accessible bankruptcy education.