From the New York Times: NASHVILLE — "Some of the debtors sitting forlornly in this city’s old stone bankruptcy court have lost a job or gotten divorced. Others have been summoned to face their creditors because they spent mindlessly beyond their means. But all too...

Jacksonville Bankruptcy Attorney Chip Parker provides a good explanation of what we call "skeletal" or emergency bankruptcy filings and how this can be accomplished in working with your attorney....

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"I tell people that their family economic decision is no different than a business economic decision. They deserve to have the protection just as much as General Motors or Chrysler or any of the big companies. But for some reason, personal bankruptcy has been allowed...

JD Supra: Legal Articles - 8 Eye-Opening Secrets That Reduce the Pain of Bankruptcy. One legal bloggers look at Bankruptcy

From the Bankruptcy Law Network blog of Rhode Island Bankruptcy Lawyer Mark Buckley: "In my small state of Rhode Island, there are 5,878 licensed attorneys.  RI only has a population of 1,050,788 people.  That is one lawyer for every 178 people.  Because each attorney...