by John Rogers | Aug 19, 2013 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
The discharge in a Chapter 7 case only covers the debts that were incurred before the case was filed. The bills that a debtor incurs after the case is filed are not discharged. The hope is that, after their old debts are canceled by the discharge, debtors will be able...
by John Rogers | Aug 16, 2013 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
Debtors in Chapter 7 are required to give up “nonexempt” property that they own at the time of the filing; they are allowed to keep both “exempt” property that they own at the time of filing and any property that they receive a right to own...
by John Rogers | Aug 12, 2013 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Alerts
As soon as a debtor realizes that a creditor has been omitted, the debtor should notify his or her attorney with all of the information necessary to complete the schedule (the amount of the debt, the type and value of any collateral, and the name and address of the...
by John Rogers | Aug 9, 2013 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Alerts
No. Liens can be placed on a debtor’s property in many different ways. Some are by agreements, like mortgages and auto liens. Others are by operation of the law, like property tax liens on a debtor’s home. And some liens are to enforce judgments that have been entered...
by John Rogers | Jul 19, 2013 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Alerts
A good question, that I am guessing we will hear much in the next few years. We often heard this question asked when the giant General Motors, once the largest corporation in the world, filed bankruptcy a few years back to deal with its debts. The answer is that...
by John Rogers | Jul 15, 2013 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Consumer Alerts, Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
A reaffirmation agreement is an agreement by a debtor and a creditor about how to treat a particular debt that would otherwise be discharged in the debtor’s bankruptcy. Usually, the debt is secured by collateral that the creditor could repossess or foreclose on. In...
