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After Bankruptcy Credit Reports–Why You and Your Lawyer Need to Follow Up

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 06/30/2013 - 01:49

Your After Bankruptcy Credit Report  Your after bankruptcy credit report is a big part of your “fresh start” in bankruptcy. That’s why it’s my job, as your bankruptcy lawyer, to make sure your after bankruptcy credit report is right. Only a handful of bankruptcy lawyers see it that way, and I’m one of them.

Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure–update!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 06/16/2013 - 22:31

As a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer, people ask me almost every day, do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure? When I try to answer that question, we look at the credit reports.  Usually, the first mortgage shows “foreclosed” with a zero balance.  Does that mean you are safe?  Does that mean you don’t owe the [...]The post Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure–update! appeared first on Robert Weed.

Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed gets Martindale Satisfaction Award

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 05/17/2013 - 01:33

Got an email this week from Martindale-Hubbell, publishers of the famous Martindale Hubbell lawyer directory and also Lawyers.com. They told me my clients rated me in the top one percent in client satisfaction.

Welcome to the “Reader Top Rated” Bankruptcy Blog

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/07/2013 - 04:27

To my readers around the country, please keep in mind that I cannot give you legal advice. My answers here on this blog may help you think of things to talk about with YOUR LAWYER. DO NOT TRY TO BE YOUR OWN LAWYER, based on anything you read here. That would be a really bad idea.   Welcome. [...]The post Welcome to the “Reader Top Rated” Bankruptcy Blog appeared first on Robert Weed.

Getting Sued After a Short Sale?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 22:50

Getting Sued After Short Sale? Getting sued after a short sale is highly probable.  Saw three couples this month who needed to file bankruptcy, because they were getting sued–garnished in one case–by the second mortgage after a short sale. It was surprising that they were surprised.   At the peak of the crisis, four or [...]The post Getting Sued After a Short Sale? appeared first on Robert Weed.

After Bankruptcy: Bank of America Can’t Stop Themselves

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/18/2013 - 18:59

This is a story about how Bank of America violated the bankruptcy discharge, hacking off Gus and Nikoleta, and me.  (I’ve changed the names of Gus and Nikoleta–all the rest of this is true.)  And then hit Gus and Nikki for a “foreclosure fee” while they were current.  And then did it again. Gus and Nikoleta came [...]The post After Bankruptcy: Bank of America Can’t Stop Themselves appeared first on Robert Weed.

Can they put a lien on a house I bought after the bankruptcy?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 03/30/2013 - 18:33

Did you put off filing bankruptcy until after somebody got a judgment against you? Pre-bankruptcy judgments are liens on property you own before the bankruptcy.  (Sometimes they can be removed;  sometimes they can’t.)   But they cannot put a lien on a house you buy after the bankruptcy. At least, not legally.

Filing Bankruptcy and self employed? You need a “Profit and Loss”

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 03/21/2013 - 19:32

If you file bankruptcy, you need to send in proof of your income.  For most people, that means your pay stubs.   Section 521 of the Bankruptcy Code requires people to send in at least two month of their “payment advices“–meaning pay stubs–received from your “employer.” What if you are self employed?   You don’t [...]The post Filing Bankruptcy and self employed?

Emergency bankruptcy filing in Northern Virginia

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/19/2013 - 14:54

Here’s an email I got on Friday, March 15 2013. I started the bankruptcy process with your office in 03/2012 and stopped the process.  That was a wrong decision!!!  My house is scheduled for foreclosure on Monday 03/18/13 and I have tried working with Wells Fargo to postpone the sale.  NACA and Senator Mark Warner’s [...]The post Emergency bankruptcy filing in Northern Virginia appeared first on Robert Weed.

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