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BEFORE GETTING MARRIED YOU MAY WANT TO CONSULT A BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY
Marriage can offer many financial benefits, including tax advantages, two incomes, and someone to share expenses. Unfortunately, getting married can cost you a great deal if you need to file...
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BANKRUPTCY: EXEMPTION FROM THE CREDIT COUNSELING REQUIREMENT
Debtors wishing to file bankruptcy are required to successfully complete a credit counseling course during the 180 days prior to filing bankruptcy. However, debtors that can show that they are...
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BANKRUPTCY:DISCLOSE YOUR CAUSE OF ACTION OR LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO SUE
When a person files bankruptcy, they are required to list all of their assets in their bankruptcy schedules. In bankruptcy, an asset is anything you own, but it also includes anything you may acquire...
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BANKRUPTCY: CROSS-COLLATERALIZATION AND CREDIT UNIONS
In bankruptcy, debtors often wish to discharge their unsecured debt but keep their secured collateral. This is generally allowed in bankruptcy, but a practice commonly employed by credit unions makes...
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BANKRUPTCY: AVOIDING LIENS
In bankruptcy, debtors have the ability to avoid two types of liens, meaning they can remove the lien from the collateral and make the debt unsecured. A lien can be avoided if it impairs a debtor’s...
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BANKRUPTCY: AVOIDING LIENS
In bankruptcy, debtors have the ability to avoid two types of liens, meaning they can remove the lien from the collateral and make the debt unsecured. A lien can be avoided if it impairs a debtor’s...
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BAD CREDIT SCORES CAN PROLONG UNEMPLOYMENT
Many employers are now checking credit scores of applicants prior to making offers of employment. For many unemployed Americans, this practice is unfair. Consider people who have great credit and...
View ArticleA funny story from the world of credit…
Okay, since here at DFW/Denton/Lewisville Bankruptcy we’re always addressing serious topics, I decided to keep it light today. There’s a story buzzing around the internet that a 3 year-old recently got...
View Article“I’M IN CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY. WHAT HAPPENS TO MY TAX REFUND?”
The rules affecting what happens to Chapter 13 debtor’s tax refunds while they are in bankruptcy differ depending on where the case is filed. These rules are generally set out in the local rules of...
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Will I lose my Coronavirus Rebate if I file bankruptcy?
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 28, 2020, nearly everyone had questions about what the act contained. For bankruptcy professionals, there...
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