Alice Gets After Bankruptcy Car Loan at 4.76% Alice came to see me in March 2015. She’d just gotten back to work after being out for over a year.  Her financial situation was so bad, she’d been living in a women’s crisis center, at very low rent We filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  Even working […]

February of 2016 Diane was named Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney of the Month by the Volunteer Lawyers Program. The Volunteer Lawyers Program is a joint project of Community Legal Services Inc. and the Maricopa County Bar Association.

Bankruptcy is all about the debtor’s assets, specifically how many and who gets them. The reason that many bankruptcy cases are contentious is that the parties often disagree about the amount of assets available for distribution to creditors, as well as how the assets should be divvied up. Read More ›

Credit Report Determines Credit Worthiness In the last week, I have noticed more than one client relying way too heavily on information appearing on a credit report. These clients were under the impression that if something falls off the credit report, that they no longer owe any money to that particular creditor. What these clients+ Read More

Are you addressing your digital assets when planning your Walworth County estate? Digital assets do not solely affect younger generations, they affect all generations. Now that our digital world involves social media, emails, online investing, cloud storage, and more, you must address what will happen to your digital assets after your death.
 

Facts: This is the bankruptcy case study for Miss Y., who resides in Lake County, Illinois. We are going to examine whether or not this person qualifies for bankruptcy and whether or not this person should file for bankruptcy relief. Let’s look at the specific fact pattern. The first thing to note is that the+ Read More

In two recent cases the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has sustained summary judgments against debtors who failed to report claims against third parties that arose after the bankruptcy case was filed.

You can buy a house after a Walworth County bankruptcy. The most common types of bankruptcy are Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. How soon you can buy a house after bankruptcy depends on the type of bankruptcy filed and the type of mortgage loan sought. The various types of mortgage programs each have different requirements.

If you live in the City of Chicago, you have no doubt seen the boot installed all over your neighborhood. This is especially true around tax time when the city knows that the residents typically have access to some sort of tax refund from which to pay off city debts. In years past, to be+ Read More