Sad news out of London today. The 10 year old Belgian stallion named London, ridden by Gerco Schroeder in the 2012 Olympics, and which took the silver in both team and individual show jumping has been seized due to bankruptcy proceedings by the owners.

The local rules for the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan have been amended, effective August 1, 2012.  The new rules can be found here in their entirety.
A redline version of the rules, showing the amendments, can be found here.

You can absolutely keep your 401k if you file bankruptcy in Atlanta, Georgia.  This is one of the most common questions I receive when clients schedule an appointment with me. Many people thing that the bankruptcy court (or more appropriately, the trustee assigned to your case) will liquidate all your assets under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  This is simply not the case.

Many people are being faced with the horrible experience of receiving a foreclosure notice. It must be devastating and so your heart pounds in your chest, beads of sweat develop on your forehead and your hands start to shake. All this emotion and yet you knew it was coming.

By now, many have heard the news that well-known former baseball player Jose Canseco recently filed for bankruptcy, mainly to deal with back taxes. What many have not seen, however, is the screed he

By now, many have heard the news that well-known former baseball player Jose Canseco recently filed for bankruptcy, mainly to deal with back taxes. What many have not seen, however, is the screed he

Chapter 13 bankruptcy may present a platform to obtain modification of first mortgages under the U.S. Treasury Department's "Home Affordable Modification Program" (HAMP).

As most people are aware, Congress did not yet pass the "cram-down" provision for principal residential mortgages. Despite this, the legal landscape does seem to indicate that the HAMP program will be of substantial assistance to homeowners - perhaps in many instances - more than the much sought after "cram-down".

Where may a business file bankruptcy? The president of a small family business based in Georgia called me to ask whether his business could file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Florida. The business was a Georgia corporation with offices in...

Natalie Hawkins, mother of 15 year old Olympic gold gymnast Gabby Douglas filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy earlier this year in part due to expenses related to her daughter’s training.  The good new is that Gabby just signed a three million dollar endorsement deal with Kellogs and vows that the first thing she is going to do is help her mom out financially.  Way to go Gabby.