When you file for bankruptcy, you’re at the mercy of the court and your lawyer. Why not make it easier to get up-to-the-moment information?
Bankruptcy is a court proceeding, and it’s a public one.
Court documents are filed electronically, and the public has access to those records.

Here’s what happened when Jennifer reaffirmed her car loan with Apple Federal Credit Union. Jennifer filed bankruptcy with another bankruptcy lawyer here in Northern Virginia.  She had a car loan with Apple Federal Credit Union, and she wanted to keep the car.  So she reaffirmed the car loan. When you “reaffirm” a loan you take […]The post Don’t reaffirm your car loan with Apple FCU appeared first on Robert Weed.

If you’re married, you can file for bankruptcy without your spouse.
I could make this into a longer article, telling you a story or painting a broad picture.
But it’s not necessary.
There’s no law that requires you to file for bankruptcy with your spouse.
You don’t need your spouse’s permission to file for bankruptcy.
Your spouse’s social security number isn’t going to go onto your bankruptcy petition.

I can do that for $600.00!!!

Bankruptcy schedules are an overview of your financial situation but in more detail. This information includes commonly disclosed details about a debtor’s financial background that is presented in your bankruptcy case.  This includes income earnings, expenses, debts and assets.  The schedules help the court assess your situation.  They should be filed out accurately and to [...]

Marriage binds us to one another. In sickness and in health, for richer and poorer, to honor and to cherish.
Married couples in community property states such as California find that one spouse’s bankruptcy protects the other.
How can it be?

I sued you, you didn’t file an answer,
and you didn’t come to court.
What more do I need to prove?
 --Remark made by an attorney for a junk-debt buyer.*

For some people, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the best way to stop foreclosure in Virginia. Some people think the only way to stop a foreclosure is a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Mark and Tina Allen (not their real names) got a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer who thought that.  When they told him they wanted to stop foreclosure […]The post Stop Foreclosure in Virginia with Chapter 7 Bankruptcy appeared first on Robert Weed.

A Montana couple is currently facing bankruptcy fraud charges they recently denied in a federal court appearance.  Earlier this month, Tammy Kay Leischner, 42, and her husband Mark Craig Lesichner, 46, plead not guilty to fraud charges including making a false bankruptcy declaration.

By NATALIE KITROEFF Stacy Jorgensen fought her way through pancreatic cancer. But her struggle was just beginning.
Before she became ill, Ms. Jorgensen took out $43,000 in student loans. As her payments piled up along with medical bills, she took the unusual step of filing for bankruptcy, requiring legal proof of “undue hardship.”