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Consumer Bankruptcy Law

Bad Faith and Serial Filings: Bankruptcy Stay Restrictions | Prof. Hernandez

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
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Consumer Bankruptcy Law

Administrative Structure: The U.S. Trustee and the Bankruptcy Case Trustees

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Bankruptcy

Wiping Out Judicial Liens with Bankruptcy to Sell Your Home & Keep the Equity

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Insights & Analysis

Facing Mortgage Foreclosure: Strategic Options and Bankruptcy Protections

Alexander Hernandez 9 min read
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Bankruptcy

Removing Liens: Bankruptcy Lien Avoidance Under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Bankruptcy

What It Means to Be Judgment-Proof

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Bankruptcy

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Car Loans: Can You Keep Your Vehicle?

Alexander Hernandez 8 min read
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Bankruptcy

Why You Should Never File for Bankruptcy on Payday

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
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Bankruptcy

The Hidden Risk of Passive Business Ownership in Consumer Bankruptcy

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Bankruptcy

Signatory vs. Owner: Is that Bank Account Actually Your Asset in Bankruptcy?

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
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Bankruptcy

The Danger of Being a “Silent” Business Owner in Personal Bankruptcy

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Bankruptcy

The Convenience Bank Account Trap: Can a Trustee Take Your Parents’ Money?

Alexander Hernandez 8 min read
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Bankruptcy

Can the Bankruptcy Trustee Take Your 529 College Plan?

Alexander Hernandez 5 min read
A split-screen comparison graphic from Bankruptcy.blog detailing a child-savings-account-bankruptcy scenario. The left side shows a standard savings account seized by a bankruptcy estate gavel, while the right side shows a protected UTMA/UGMA custodial account covered by a safety shield.
Bankruptcy

Is Your Child’s Bank Account Safe in Bankruptcy?

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read

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Insights & Analysis

Trapped in the Bankruptcy Belt: How Soaring Equity Limits Chapter 7

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read

Homeowners in the Bankruptcy Belt face rising home equity, low homestead exemptions, and unaffordable Chapter 13 plans.

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Insights & Analysis

How the National Debt is Forcing Consumers into Debt and Bankruptcy

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Insights & Analysis

Can You Go to Jail for Debt? The Reality of Debtors’ Prisons

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Insights & Analysis

Why Chapter 7 Liquidations Are Outpacing Chapter 13 Cases

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Insights & Analysis

The Redfin Delisting Surge: The  “Buying Time” Strategy

Alexander Hernandez 8 min read

BankruptcyView All

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Bankruptcy

Reaffirmation Agreements: Why “Vulture Creditors” Want Your Signature

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read

Are “vulture creditors” pressuring you to sign a reaffirmation agreement on furniture or electronics? Prof. Hernandez exposes their high-pressure tactics, the “silverware” bluff, and how to protect your bankruptcy fresh start from unnecessary personal liability.

An educational infographic from Bankruptcy.blog illustrating how to refinance a mortgage in Chapter 13 for an early discharge, featuring a road fork between continuing payments and a refinance exit ramp.
Bankruptcy

Refinancing Your Mortgage in Chapter 13: The Fast Track to a Discharge

Alexander Hernandez 6 min read
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Bankruptcy

Navigating the Chapter 13 Timeline: From Filing to Discharge

Alexander Hernandez 7 min read
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Bankruptcy

How Bankruptcy Influences Divorce Settlements

Alexander Hernandez 9 min read
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Bankruptcy

Probate Court and Inheritances in Bankruptcy: The 180-Day Rule

Alexander Hernandez 4 min read

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