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Inflation Adjustment for Family of Two Goes the Wrong Way

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 05/16/2023 - 02:45

Bankruptcy Means Test Inflation Adjustment for Family of Two Goes the Wrong Way Budgeting food and clothes in the bankruptcy court for a family of two just got harder. According to the Justice Department (who gets them from the IRS, who gets them from the Bureau of Labor Statistics), the average cost of food, clothing […]

Bankruptcy Trustee Hearings Will Soon Be on Zoom

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 04/30/2023 - 20:33

Bankruptcy Court Trustee Hearings Will Soon Be On Zoom Bankruptcy Trustee hearings are now telephonic. That started for the pandemic, effective April 9, 2020. They are moving to Zoom, soon. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta made that announcement Friday at the annual convention of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.  Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah […]

Paying Your Mortgage with Money Order is a Bad Idea

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 04/19/2023 - 19:25

Paying Your Mortgage with Money Orders is a Bad Idea Handing somebody a money order to buy a car or something–that’s sometimes safer than cash.  But mailing a money order to pay your mortgage–that’s almost always a bad idea. Let me tell you about Norman.  Norman filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy with different lawyer.  He later […]

Inflation Adjustment on income–But not on Expenses

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 04/03/2023 - 00:00

Bankruptcy income eligibility got easier April 1, 2023 Income eligibility to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Virginia got easier April 1, 2023.  The median income–that’s the cutoff for automatic eligibility based on income–shot up six to ten thousand dollars. The median income for a family of four increased from $124,304 to $134,252.  For a family […]

Ten Years Out of School and Still Struggling with Student Loans?

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 03/08/2023 - 16:22

Are You Ten Years Out of School and Still Struggling with Student Loans? Recent student loan policy changes by the Biden Administration can help people still struggling with student loans. These are new rules making it possible to discharge your student loans in bankruptcy.  In bankruptcy, you can clear your federal student loans if you […]

I Just Renewed My Membership in Consumer Advocates

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 03/03/2023 - 19:41

Why I’m a Member of the National Association of Consumer Advocates I’m a bankruptcy lawyer.  When I first started I said “All I do is Bankruptcy.”  What I found out is that people in financial trouble are magnates for illegal stuff being done to them.  A lot of that is fair credit reporting violations and […]

New! For Millions, Bankruptcy Help with Student Loans!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 11/21/2022 - 01:08

Bankruptcy Can Now Help Millions with Student Loans! Are you nine months or more behind on your student loans?  You are not alone. Typically, ten million Americans are at least nine months behind. And another million fall into that default category each year.  In early November 2022, the Biden Administration cast you a lifeline. For […]

Once Up an Time: A Chapter 13 Story

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 10/08/2022 - 21:11

Once up a time: Widow Anna saves her house and clears her debt with Chapter 13. Once up a time, an elderly widow named Anna needed to replace the HVAC in her townhouse. Her air conditioning broke down and she needed to fix it. Anna was poor.  She had $1404 monthly from her retirement and […]

Chapter 13 and Tax Relief for Seniors Save Marian’s House

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 18:25

Marian Saves Her House from Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure: She Filed Chapter 13 and Got Fairfax Senior Citizen Tax Relief Before her husband died, Marian had taken out a reverse mortgage on her home. That way, they hoped, she wouldn’t have a house payment and she’d never have to worry about having a place to live. […]

Settling Her Debts through Americor, Sheriff Brings a Warrant

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/10/2022 - 23:12

Trying to Settle Her Debts through Americor, Liz gets a Warrant in Debt Liz was shocked when the sheriff brought a warrant in debt for her $2680 Victoria’s Secret account. Liz Tried to Settle Her Debts Liz tried to settle her debts. She worked through Americor and gave them $664 per month. Victoria’s Secret was […]

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