Filing of the Case - Automatic Stay Upon the filing of your bankruptcy case, you are immediately protected from most c

Section 329 of title 11 United States Code is entitled debtor’s transaction with attorneys. This section gives the court oversight in financial as well as transactional relationships between debtors and their attorneys. It basically states that any attorney representing the debtor in bankruptcy shall file with the court a statement of the compensation paid for+ Read More

Student loan debt is at 1.2 trillion dollars; which is the largest national debt, second to only mortgage debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates there is an additional $150 billion in banks and private loans.

Only individuals are eligible to file for

Only individuals are eligible to file for

On May 4, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank, No. 14-116, a case which deals with issues of finality and appealability of orders in bankruptcy proceedings. In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court held that a bankruptcy court’s order denying confirmation of a Chapter 13 debtor’s proposed repayment plan is not a final order and thus is not immediately appealable. Read More ›

Sometimes it’s hard to tell when you should stop making payments in your Oregon Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. Many attorneys, including myself, will often have to tell clients that their plans will last for at least 36 but might go as long as 60 months. The question then becomes how will I know when to stop making payments?
The answer is that you or your employer should continue making payments until your Oregon Chapter 13 Trustee expressly informs you to stop doing so.

Miami bankruptcy lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing chapter 13 and chapter 7 bankruptcy case and mortgage modifications. Office: 1221 Brickell Ave., 9th Fl., Miami, Florida. Tel.: (305) 891-4055 - www.bublicklaw.com