There are 94 federal judicial districts in this America, and in almost all districts, bankruptcy cases are filed in the bankruptcy court. Almost all districts of separately appointed federal judges that just handle bankruptcy filing and related matters. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court. Why are there separate federal bankruptcy courts? Mainly because […]
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My colleague Jamie Ryke of Second Start Bankruptcy Law Firm talks about how staying alive often means filing bankruptcy, and how some people let the stigma of bankruptcy effect their better judgment. Bankruptcy is a legal device that is intended to help you from losing everything. Let us listen in to Jamie Ryke –
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Both before and after you file bankruptcy you will run into a bunch of non-lawyers that will try to entice you into doing something that is not in your best interest. You need to try and avoid these obvious scams: 1. EMAIL AND SPAM. You get emails and spam that enter your mailbox trying to
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Generally speaking, if you have debts or obligations you cannot handle, or other financial difficulties, a way to resolve the situation is to file for bankruptcy. For most individuals there are two types of bankruptcy – chapter 7 and chapter 13. Chapter 7 is often called “straight bankruptcy” and with it you are allowed to
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This question was recently answered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas in a decision by Judge Frank Monroe entitled In re Fehmel , Case No. 07-60831 (Bankr. W.D. Tex 5/22/08). Texas is a state that tries to protect all of the equity of a home of a person or
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Showell Blades is one of my fellow bankruptcy attorneys in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Not too long ago he spoke about why people really file bankruptcy and other issues involving bankruptcy, that probably effects you. Lets watch and listen in to what he has to say –
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The automatic stay is really the foundation upon which bankruptcy is build. You have heard of an injunction. It is a process or order of a court (a judge) that requires a person or company or corporation or a creditor to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing
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