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VA Bankruptcy Trustee Tries to Grab Support Payments

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/29/2014 - 21:41

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Grabbing Alimony Payments Esther is divorced, mother of two grade school children.  She and the kids are living on child support, alimony, and pulling money out of her retirement.  She has $10,000 left in her retirement.   Her most valuable possession is her paid for 2007 Honda Odyssey.

Saturday Hours–Northern VA Bankruptcy Attorney

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 11/22/2014 - 23:48

For the holidays, we’re offering Saturday bankruptcy consultations. If you are in financial trouble, you hate to lose time from work to talk to a lawyer about bankruptcy.  Especially around the holidays, when you already have so much going on.

Ocwen Back-Dates Loan Mod Letters

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/02/2014 - 18:03

Ocwen Back-Dates Loan Mod letters–according to NY Attorney General. One of the scary thing about applying for loan mods is the short deadlines you have to get them stuff–often things you’ve sent them twice before.

Avvo names Robert Weed a Top Contributor in Bankruptcy Law

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/02/2014 - 14:35

Avvo names Robert Weed a Top Contributor One of the ethical aspirations of lawyers is to help the public understand their rights. To help with that, Avvo provides a forum for lawyers to answer questions–not give legal advice–to members of the public.

How Soon After Bankruptcy Can I Get a Mortgage?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 08/26/2014 - 20:37

Good News:  Fannie Mae Announces New Shorter Waiting Period. Here’s the most important question for people who file bankruptcy because they can’t make their house payments:  How soon can I buy a house again? Since the housing crisis, there have been two waiting periods:  Two years after the bankruptcy; but three years after the house […]

Bankruptcy consultation shouldn’t be like “Texas Hold’em”

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 07/17/2014 - 01:55

Q:  “Why Do you Want All these Forms Filed Out for our Bankruptcy Consultation?” A:  “Because you and I should not play Texas hold’em.” I’ve never played Texas hold’em.  But I’ve seen it on TV.  Maybe you have, too. Each players has their own cards–then the cards dealt in the middle face down are turned […]

Debt Collectors will be on you like a duck on a junebug

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 07/13/2014 - 02:01

This article in the Norfolk paper about Portfolio Recovery explains something I had only guessed at, before.  Debt collectors know when your finances improve.  Debt collectors pay the credit bureaus to tell them. I’m a Virginia bankruptcy attorney, and I know people want to put off filing bankruptcy for as long as possible. Some people come […]

Overtime Charges and the Legal Fee for Chapter 13

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 19:05

What’s the Legal Fee for Chapter 13 in Virginia? People ask all the time, what’s the legal fee for Chapter 13? That should be easy, but it’s tough.  Here’s my attempt at a straight answer. The fee I charge you in chapter 13 is set in two ways.

A New Start In Life–Out of the Depths of Dispair

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 00:04

Three years after bankruptcy–from the depths of despair to building a retirement home. I love being a bankruptcy lawyer, because I can help almost everyone I see. Just before the July 4 Holiday, while I was rushing to wrap up some work,  this email came from a a friend I’ll call John Blackstone.

Bankruptcy Means Test: 5% Additional for Food and Clothing

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 00:46

Food and clothing in the bankruptcy means test One of my jobs as a bankruptcy lawyer is to make you look good on the bankruptcy means test. Here in Northern Virginia, I claim an extra 5% on your food and clothing allowance.  The bankruptcy means test law talks about that 5% in 11 USC 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(l).

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