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How To Select The Bankruptcy Attorney Who Is Best For Your Situation 7 Sep 2012 | 05:31 pm
People often want to know what to look for when selecting a bankruptcy attorney in Orlando. Most posts on the internet advise prospective debtors that in terms of advice and results they will “get wha...
Converting Chapter 13 To Chapter 7 In Order To Strip Immediately A Second Mortgage 4 Sep 2012 | 06:19 pm
Since a May, 2012, court opinion was issued Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtors became eligible to strip a wholly unsecured mortgage on their primary residences. Many of my Chapter 13 clients are trying to ...
Forbes Article Discusses Risk Of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy By Wealthy 31 Aug 2012 | 06:09 pm
I read an article in Forbes online which discusses a bankruptcy case that set aside several fraudulent transfers. The case illustrates why debtors with asset should avoid filing bankruptcy. In this ca...
Business Bankruptcy Location: Where Can A Business File? 6 Aug 2012 | 11:27 pm
Where may a business file bankruptcy? The president of a small family business based in Georgia called me to ask whether his business could file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida. The business was a ...
Does Pre-Bankruptcy Planning Permit Transfer Of Car Title To Spouse 23 Jul 2012 | 09:02 pm
Bankruptcy debtors use their $4,000 wildcard exemptions most often to protect cars. The debtor can apply the wildcard only to cars in the debtor's name. For example, if a married couple is considering...
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Strips Second Mortgage Notwithstanding Prior Chapter 7 Discharge: Court Holds 17 Jul 2012 | 09:18 pm
Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers debtors the opportunity to strip off a wholly unsecured second mortgage on their primary residence. Most courts have held that debtor’s mortgage is stripped from his house...
Homestead Exemption For Chapter 7 Clients' Motor Home 12 Jul 2012 | 09:08 pm
One of my Chapter 7 clients has an interesting living situation. The couple sold their home when the husband retired and purchased a motor home. The motor home which can park on a rental lot and hook...
Car Purchased For Another Family Member Still Included In Bankruptcy Estate 5 Jul 2012 | 10:10 pm
People often buy cars for their children or for an elderly parent. When they do so, some of these people put their own names on the car title to get lower insurance rates or to reflect their own cont...
Homestead Can Be At Risk To Investors When Chapter 7 Debtor Chooses Wildcard Exemption 28 Jun 2012 | 09:29 pm
Real estate investors and some bankruptcy trustees are looking for ways to make money off your upside down homestead. Many Chapter 7 debtors with upside down homesteads do not utilize their homestead ...
Bankruptcy Attorney Skewered By Court For Inadequate Compensation Statement 18 Jun 2012 | 09:58 pm
Bankruptcy attorneys are required to file a statement of compensation for each bankruptcy case. The statement discloses all forms of past, present, and future compensation. If they charge a client add...
