The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari in a case in which the Eighth Circuit interpreted the term "debt relief agency," for purposes of an amendment to the Bankruptcy Code prohibiting a debt relief agency from advising a client to incur debt in...

The law office of John Rogers is located in Glasgow, Kentucky, and focuses its practice in the areas of bankruptcy. We limit our bankruptcy practice to chapter 7 bankruptcy law, often called straight bankruptcy, and chapter 11 bankruptcy law, a reorganization process...

The law office of John Rogers is located in Glasgow, Kentucky, and focuses its practice in the areas of bankruptcy and personal injury. We limit our bankruptcy practice to chapter 7 bankruptcy law, often called straight bankruptcy, and chapter 13 bankruptcy law, a...

By DAN STRUMPF and KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON, AP Auto Writers Dan Strumpf And Kimberly S. Johnson, Ap Auto Writers – Mon Jun 1, 7:11 pm ET NEW YORK – General Motorsfiled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the...

It is a good idea to make sure that you don’t have funds in bank accounts at banks you owe money to, particularly if you are going to file for bankruptcy.  Banks will often keep the funds in your account on the day your file for bankruptcy to set off against the debt...

In a Chapter 7 liquidation case, the debtor must relinquish certain property to the bankruptcy trustee so that he or she can sell the property and use the proceeds to pay off debts. Property of the bankruptcy estate is broadly defined under Section 541 of the...