When you file bankruptcy, a trustee is appointed by the Office of the United States Trustee to administer your case. Barring an unusual...

Many debtors filing bankruptcy think they cannot discharge income taxes in bankruptcy. However, that is not true. Income taxes can be...

Upon filing of a bankruptcy case, the automatic stay immediately kicks in. The importance of the stay instantly kicking in cannot be...

I have seen my fair share of debtors who file bankruptcy without needing immediate relief. They might be current on all their bills and...

Filing bankruptcy is painful enough for most debtors. The last thing you want to do on top of that is to make a mistake in your filing...

No matter which chapter of bankruptcy you file, you will have to attend a debtors exam with your assigned trustee (also known as your 341...

When you file a bankruptcy petition, you are filing a voluntary bankruptcy petition, as it is called. However, the word voluntary applies...

Perhaps the most common question I get when I am talking to a client for the first time about filing bankruptcy is Don’t I have to give...

While it can be argued that the effort and preparation required in just filing a Chapter 7 case constitutes the majority of the work the...

You have finally gone into your attorneys office and signed your bankruptcy papers for your chapter 7, so like most debtors you are...

Many bankruptcy debtors have very limited disposable funds in the form of liquid cash prior to their bankruptcy filing. What they have in...

Liens come in three forms. They are either consensual, statutory or judicial. A consensual lien is where a debtor voluntarily grants a...

When you file bankruptcy, which of your assets must you declare on your petition? The answer is simple- all of them. But what about the...

When filing bankruptcy, a debtor must declare all of his/her assets. This is because a debtor can only protect so many assets under the...

When a couple files jointly for bankruptcy and receives a discharge, all their debts that are eligible for discharge are so discharged,...

The means test is a purely mathematical calculation required by the bankruptcy court for the purpose of determining if an individual...

Many homeowners are behind in their mortgage payments. Combine that fact with the nationwide decline in housing prices, and it is not...

Those of you filing chapter 7 bankruptcy will face the decision of whether you should reaffirm your secured debts, which are typically...

They say the three most important words in real estate are location, location, location. Likewise, the three most important words in...

Settling your debts in full is a good thing. It can keep you out of bankruptcy, get rid of those pesky collectors, help your credit and...