Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/28/2020 - 23:14
I’m required to give you three legal disclosures Now that most consultations are by phone and zoom, I’m posting these on my webpage. The first disclosure This first disclosure tell you that you have four choices under the bankruptcy law. Chapter 12 is only for farmers, and fisherman. I’ve never done a farmer Chapter 11 […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 20:20
The Big Bailout Helps If You have to Skip Chapter 13 Payments The big bailout law, just passed, includes some slack for people in Chapter 13. If you can’t make your Chapter 13 payments, we can ask the bankruptcy judge to add up to 24 months to your payment plan. Before that law was passed, […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 20:20
The Big Bailout Helps If You have to Skip Chapter 13 Payments The big bailout law, just passed, includes some slack for people in Chapter 13. If you can’t make your Chapter 13 payments, we can ask the bankruptcy judge to add up to 24 months to your payment plan. Before that law was passed, […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 17:13
The Bankruptcy Court is Alexandria is Postponing the Trustee Hearings. Because of the corona virus, bankruptcy hearings in Alexandria VA scheduled up through April 10 are postponed. (I’m guessing the rest of April will get postponed, too.) Postponed Until When? There’s no news on when they will be reschedule, or how. Some courts have adopted […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 17:13
The Bankruptcy Court is Alexandria is Postponing the Trustee Hearings. Because of the corona virus, bankruptcy hearings in Alexandria VA scheduled up through April 10 are postponed. (I’m guessing the rest of April will get postponed, too.) Postponed Until When? There’s no news on when they will be reschedule, or how. Some courts have adopted […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 18:14
The Federal Government is Pausing Foreclosures on Mortgages They Control. Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a 60 day pause on foreclosures on mortgage loans the government controls. Those are mortgage loans controlled by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. (Fannie and Freddie were government backed, private businesses. The government bailed them out during […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 18:14
The Federal Government is Pausing Foreclosures on Mortgages They Control. Last week the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a 60 day pause on foreclosures on mortgage loans the government controls. Those are mortgage loans controlled by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. (Fannie and Freddie were government backed, private businesses. The government bailed them out during […]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/16/2020 - 00:12
Virus update–March trustee hearings cancelled. No rescheduling plan has been announced yet. (Will there be a call-in plan instead??) The Judges here in the Alexandria VA bankruptcy court have invited the lawyers to a conference call on Wednesday. We may know more after that. This announcement applies only to the trustee hearings. Those are the […]