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Will Your Employer Find Out About Your Bankruptcy?
A bankruptcy is a private matter although bankruptcy court is a public arena. Your attorney will be working under a client confidentiality agreement in which the attorney and law firm is not to provide any information to unauthorized parties. Those who are employed and need to file bankruptcy may be concerned about the privacy issues Continue Reading
Credit Repair After Bankruptcy
A bankruptcy can be the best way to begin repairing your credit. The first, most important part of repairing credit is to stop negative debt entries on your credit report. The only way to stop negative reports or marks on your credit report is to cure the debt and stop your creditors from reporting negatives Continue Reading
You Can Qualify for Bankruptcy While Receiving Unemployment
Receiving unemployment benefits or any other income does not automatically disqualify you from filing bankruptcy. A bankruptcy is designed to help you keep your assets and income if your income is not enough to cover your debt payments. Collections companies can intercept income if you are employed by filing a case against you in court Continue Reading
Does Bankruptcy Mean Death to Your Credit? The Answer is NO!
We have a general public perception of bankruptcy as a negative impact on your life and although it is true that a bankruptcy is not a favorable mark on your credit, bankruptcy should actually be perceived as a solution rather than the problem. Bankruptcy exists to help difficult financial situations. Your debt, collections, wage garnishments, Continue Reading
How Can A Bankruptcy Attorney Help With Your Real Estate Issues?
There are many ways a bankruptcy attorney can assist you through your real estate problems. Many people believe that filing bankruptcy will just result in losing your home and the rest of your valuable possessions. The real truth is that a bankruptcy attorney may be one of the best resources for you in a time Continue Reading
Why You Should Not Choose a Bankruptcy Attorney by Lowest Price
We know your financial situation is difficult if you are looking for a bankruptcy attorney, but how much you pay a bankruptcy attorney should not be where you cut corners. You should not look for the cheapest bankruptcy attorney as the sole criteria for choosing an attorney to use in a bankruptcy. If the lowest Continue Reading
How Long Does Bankruptcy Take to Stop Collections?
Collections activities make it very difficult to keep your cash in your bank. The most common collections activities are repossessions, wage garnishments, and bank account levies. A wage garnishment occurs when a judgment is ruled against you in court by one of your creditors who, in-turn, initiates a wage garnishment collection activity with the authorities. Continue Reading
Do You Need To Wait Until The End of the Bankruptcy Process To Discharge Debt?
We get many calls and questions around how long the bankruptcy process takes to be over and discharge debt. It is actually not necessary for you to wait all the way until the discharge of your debt at the end of the bankruptcy process in order to relieve you from your collections and debt issues. Continue Reading
Tax Deadline Does Not Impact Bankruptcy Filing
The tax deadline is coming up here on April 15th to get your taxes filed. So, how does the tax deadline impact your bankruptcy filing if you need to file for bankruptcy to stop collections activities? The tax deadline does not have any impact on your bankruptcy filing. If you need to file bankruptcy to Continue Reading
How Much Should You Pay an Attorney to File Bankruptcy?
The purpose of this article is to get everyone on the same page for bankruptcy pricing. We aim to provide the facts on how attorneys are pricing their services and what you really need to know about what you are paying for when you pay a law office or paralegal for bankruptcy services. For now, Continue Reading