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The Debt Relief Rip-Off
"Instead of sending money to a debt relief company, debtors would be better off going to the race track and betting on a horse." That just about sums it up, Don ! Click here for award winning financial columnist and structured settlement guru Don McNay's recent...
Four Reasons Why Chapter 13 Bankruptcy May Be Better Than Debt Consolidation
A very informative post by Dallas bankruptcy attorney Reed Allmand. John Rogers, Kentucky Bankruptcy Attorney
Consumer Alert !! – Beware of Debt Settlement Companies
The New York Times has a recent article out on the perils of "so-called" debt settlement companies. In other words, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. As bankruptcy attorneys, we warn about these often, but it never hurts to remind (click on the...
Why you should never give up ! (via Kentucky Bankruptcy Attorney)
Worth reading again !! This excerpt about the author J.K. Rowling, of the popular Harry Potter series, from today's The Writers Almanac, by Garrison Keillor, is, I think, a very good example for folks that are down on their luck to ponder: It's the birthday...
Only a fraction of those in need file for bankruptcy – USA Today
As I had predicted last year, the total bankruptcy filings for 2010 will likely exceed 1.5 million. This article in USA Today online recounts that even though bankruptcy filings have increased, there are still countless other folks that need to file bankruptcy that...
The U.S. Supreme Court "Looks Forward" in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
In an opinion issued today, Hamilton v. Lanning, the United States Supreme Court has said to those practicing and filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy: "projected disposable income" is not to be figured using a "mechanical approach" , but rather a "forward-looking"...