In Bankruptcy, Can I Protect the Equity in My House? Bankruptcy is set up by the Federal government, but each state sets its own rules on how much equity you can protect if you file Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  That protection is called your homestead exemption.  In April 2022, Colorado raised their homestead exemption from $75,000 […]

April 2022 saw courts dish out two big penalties for Bankruptcy Fraud. In April 2022, over in the UK, former tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for bankruptcy fraud: hiding $3 million in assets during his case. Becker had landed bankruptcy in the UK back in 2017, because of a […]

April 2022 saw courts dish out two big penalties for Bankruptcy Fraud. In April 2022, over in the UK, former tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for bankruptcy fraud: hiding $3 million in assets during his case. Becker had landed bankruptcy in the UK back in 2017, because of a […]

In 2009, the District Court of the Southern District of Texas upheld the Bankruptcy Court's decision refusing to recognize of the foreign bankruptcy pending in Israel in the case of In re Lavie, ___ B.R. ___, 2009 WL 890387 (S.D. Tex. 2009).

In 2009, the District Court of the Southern District of Texas upheld the Bankruptcy Court's decision refusing to recognize of the foreign bankruptcy pending in Israel in the case of In re Lavie, ___ B.R. ___, 2009 WL 890387 (S.D. Tex. 2009).

Happy Earth Day, Texans! Texas is a beautiful state that we are lucky to call ‘home’. In order to protect our wonderful home, we need to make sure it is clean & taken care of.
Below are ways that Texans can do their part to help keep our home clean, both on Earth Day AND all year long.
 
Earth Day Celebrations
Earth Day Texas – Dallas
When: April 22-24, 2022
Where: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
Time: 10 am – 6 pm

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Education Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans
By Robert G. Cameron – APR 12, 2022 (Reprint from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “www.CFPB.gov”.  The following is an excerpt from Mr. Cameron’s article.)