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.

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