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How To Avoid Bankruptcy Court Filing Fees
Is There A Way to Avoid Court Filing Fees? The filing fee for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is currently $335. In order to avoid paying a court filing fee for bankruptcy in the Central District, you can apply for a fee waiver. There is an option to allow people to apply to waive the court filing Continue Reading
Chapter 13 and Recent Tax Debt
We have discussed the utilization of bankruptcy to manage tax debt in past articles. It is widely known that a bankruptcy cannot provide a discharge for tax debt more recent than 3 years old. For recent tax debt, Chapter 13 may be the only solution. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy can place your tax debt with Continue Reading
How to Avoid Over-Paying For a Riverside Bankruptcy Attorney
You have many choices in the Riverside County area to choose a bankruptcy attorney to work with. Bankruptcy Law Professionals will always encourage our clients to take the time to choose the Riverside bankruptcy attorney that best suits your needs. As we mention in our advertising, price is important, but make sure you are using Continue Reading
Bankruptcy Without an Attorney
Filing a bankruptcy without an attorney or attorney representation (also known as “Pro Se” or “in Pro Per”) is not advisable, but if you have already filed your bankruptcy on your own and still need help to complete the filing to get it to discharge, you scan still hire Bankruptcy Law Professionals to help you Continue Reading
A Good Bankruptcy Book
There is a highly rated bankruptcy book called “The New Bankruptcy: Will It Work For You?” written by Stephen Elias and published by Nolo. Stephen Elias is an attorney who breaks down details of how bankruptcy works since the major changes that were made in 2005. Nolo is a publishing company focused on legal material Continue Reading
Bankruptcy and Your Employer
What Can Your Employer Find Out About Your Bankruptcy? It is common for someone filing for bankruptcy to be concerned about the affect on their current employer. An employer normally would never know that one of their employees has filed for bankruptcy unless they have some type of regular credit background check that gets updated Continue Reading
San Bernardino Files for Municipal Bankruptcy
The city of San Bernardino has made the decision to file for municipal bankruptcy. Reports say it has $150,000 left in its bank account to pay its employees through July 15th. The bankruptcy protection will protect the city from losing more assets to creditors so they can pay their employees. San Bernardino was one of Continue Reading
Bankruptcy and Retirement
When you are facing retirement, your sources of income become limited and you may be dependent on limited social security income along with your retirement savings. You’ve worked hard to earn your social security funds and your savings. Those funds need to last the rest of your life. If you still have a lot of Continue Reading
Riverside Bankruptcy Lawyer
Bankruptcy Law Pros is your local Riverside bankruptcy lawyer service with offices in Riverside and Orange County for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Both offices offer the same services, but our Riverside office is there to service both Riverside County and San Bernardino County. For the desert areas and beyond in San Bernardino County, Continue Reading
Many Americans Too Broke to File for Bankruptcy
Here’s an article that describes average costs for bankruptcy filing and why many Americans are having a difficult time coming up with the funds to file for bankruptcy: http://on.ksdk.com/KHzBMQ It states that, on a nationwide average, attorneys are charging $1500 and court filing fees add an additional $300 along with $85 for credit counseling sessions. Continue Reading