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Who is Notified of Your Bankruptcy Filing?

Despite being one of the best legal options to get rid of accumulated debt, people refrain from filing for bankruptcy probably because they fear being judged. One of the major concerns people have is that their bankruptcy will be announced to their family and friends, which probably is shameful for them. While considering bankruptcy, and to quell any fear, it is important that people are aware of who will be aware of their bankruptcy filing. According to Dallas based law firm Recovery Law Group, there are two chapters under which individual debtors can file for bankruptcy – Chapter [...]

2019-07-11T10:38:39+00:00
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What Happens if You Forget to Include a Creditor in Your Bankruptcy?

A lot of paperwork is involved when you file for bankruptcy, including documentation for your income, assets, and a comprehensive list of your debts as well as your creditors. This complete list of creditors is used by the court to inform everyone concerned about your bankruptcy. Since all of this involves a lot of paperwork, it is quite possible that one or two creditors might miss making the list. Since creditors also have legal rights in your bankruptcy case, if any of them fails to get a mention in your list of creditors while filing for bankruptcy, what [...]

2019-07-11T10:38:30+00:00
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My Cosigner Filed for Bankruptcy; Does it Impact Me?

In many different places, getting loans or line of credit is not easy. There is always a requirement of a guarantor or a cosigner. Parents, relatives, spouse, or friends could play as guarantor/cosigner. How does the bankruptcy of one cosigner impact the other person? This is what we will discuss in detail here. For best and quick solution on bankruptcy related issues, just hop to Recovery Law Group. Cosigner and the relationship A Cosigner is a person who is liable to pay the loan in case the primary borrower defaults. The Cosigner is the backup plan for the [...]

2019-07-11T10:38:20+00:00
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Filing for a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in California? Here’s a Step-by-Step Guide

Despite going through extreme financial difficulties, people often refrain to file for bankruptcy, probably because they are unclear of the entire procedure. For individuals who are going through a tough financial situation, Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the best bet as it offers people to start life afresh. In this case, your non-exempt assets are surrendered and sold off to pay the creditors. Any unsecured debt left after payment is discharged. The state of California has two systems of exemption to protect your assets, thanks to which the majority of debtors don’t require to surrender any assets. Here’s what [...]

2019-07-11T10:38:10+00:00
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Taxes in Bankruptcy

People with overwhelming debts often seek bankruptcy as a viable solution. However, even in bankruptcy, certain debts such as secured debts like mortgage and car loan as well as government taxes and child and spousal support cannot be avoided. Apart from federal taxes, certain states like California also impose state income tax on its citizens. Similar to credit card debt, tax debt also gets added up and often becomes difficult to manage. A bankruptcy filing can definitely get rid of your unsecured debts but many people are confused regarding its effect on their taxes. What to know before [...]

2019-07-11T10:37:56+00:00
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Family Member Debts and Bankruptcy

There are several reasons for taking a loan from family members. Just before bankruptcy or during bankruptcy its quite common to have some loans from relatives, parents, siblings and other family members. The debts have piled up big time and before you file for bankruptcy is there something that you can do with your family member debts? The process of bankruptcy makes you list all your creditors/lenders so that may also include your friends, family members and all lenders irrespective of the debt type. Under chapter 7, if you do not have any non-exempt assets, your lenders might [...]

2019-07-11T10:37:46+00:00
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Tax Debts Can Drive Even the Rich and Famous to Bankruptcy

Despite the popular notion that bankruptcy affects only those people who have low income, there are numerous instances when the rich and the famous had to resort to bankruptcy to get rid of their huge financial debt. One of the notorious cases is that of O.J. Simpson’s lawyer, F. Lee Bailey’s. He gained popularity when he defended O.J. Simpson in the criminal trial for the double murder of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. Bailey had a brush with success earlier too, representing people in other high profile cases. Unfortunately, despite rubbing shoulder with high [...]

2019-07-11T10:37:30+00:00
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Debt Limits under Chapter 13 Increased; All you need to know

Chapter 13 bankruptcy is distinguished from Chapter 7 bankruptcy norms in terms of complexity. Chapter 13 is much simpler and involves less calculation of various factors like a net of income/expenses, debt, etc. But there are some other factors to be considered for Chapter 13 eligibility. These factors can be listed as follows- The chapter is applicable only for individuals hence, business or trusts won’t qualify The individual should not have a recent disqualification Should be able to demonstrate strong sources of money for making the payments for the plans Should have debts within the Chapter 13 debt [...]

2019-07-11T10:37:18+00:00
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Child support and Bankruptcy

Child support is one of the most priority or preferential payments in the eyes of law. One might be able to evade all kinds of secured/unsecured loans but getting away with child support is probably the most difficult task no matter how poor or bankrupt you may be. One more debt that comes in this category is student loans. Students could complete graduation and apply for bankruptcy then and get away with any sort of student loan on their name. This is the primary reason why Student loan has been excluded. Similarly in the case of child support, [...]

2019-07-11T10:37:08+00:00
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Credit Cards, Bankruptcy, and Court wars

Credit card is the most common unsecured debt in today’s world. As per one of the reports published during late 2017, an average credit card holder could have a yearly debt of $18,000-20,000. The interest rate of credit cards is really high, and it could even breach 30% in certain scenarios. The bankruptcy laws however beneficially help in scrapping the credit card dues as they are part of unsecured dues while you are struggling to keep up with basic needs and priority debts. But it might not be as easy as said, the lender (credit card company) and [...]

2019-07-11T10:36:55+00:00
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