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One year ago, I posted a blog on this website discussing some of the ways that the bankruptcy law was applied differently in different locations throughout the country. In that blog I discussed the fact that states had vastly different exemption laws, and that in some states a debtor in bankruptcy could protect an [...]
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Under the former bankruptcy law, unsecured creditors in a Chapter 13 were paid only after all secured and priority creditors were paid in full. Under the new bankruptcy law (BAPCPA), Congress imposed a new formula for determining the minimum amount unsecured creditors would be paid in a Chapter 13 for debtors who were above [...]
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Each state has their own laws about what funds deposited in bank accounts are exempt and protected from creditor attachment. In New York, while Social Security and other exempt funds are protected, if a person’s bank account contains “co-mingled funds”, the creditor can attach the money deposited in the account. This is a [...]
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The most experienced and knowledgeable bankruptcy attorneys try to stay current with the latest bankruptcy court decisions and with the local and national trends that are most affecting their current and potential future clients. To do that, we refer to several sources. One, of course, is keeping current with the postings on bankruptcylawnetwork.com, [...]
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It comes up at almost every initial meeting with a prospective client–if I’m bankrupt, how do I pay for bankruptcy?
Many folks who worry about paying for bankruptcy, and think they’ll never be able to afford it miss the obvious–if you are going to resolve your debts by filing bankruptcy, you may be able to stop [...]