Bankruptcy Blog

Bowie Kuhn, Baseball Hall of Fame inductee of 2008, former legal counsel to Major League Baseball for 20 years, and former Commissioner of Baseball for almost 15 years, was once accused by creditors of selling his home in New Jersey and fleeing to Florida to avoid bankruptcy proceedings. That accusation was made according to news [...]

The new bankruptcy laws established under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) are not new, but have been in place for four years. The BAPCPA laws require all debtors who are considering filing for either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy receive either “individual or group briefing” from a [...]

You may have reached a point in your struggle to make ends meet where it is impossible to pay your debtors. If this is true, filing bankruptcy is an option that you may need to look into.
It may help to have a clear understanding of what bankruptcy is. Bankruptcy is defined as, “a legally declared [...]

Filing bankruptcy in Virginia Beach is something most people do not want to think about or talk about. It is something that a lot of people see as complete failure and disaster.
Even though it is something that you probably do not want to think about or consider, you may have reached a point [...]

Contact a reputable California Bankruptcy Attorney- Regardless of your financial situation, it is important to talk to a California Bankruptcy Attorney. A reputable California Bankruptcy Attorney will not try to talk you into filing bankruptcy [...]

Making the decision to seek help with a bankruptcy filing can be difficult. Looking for information on the bankruptcy process online can be frustrating. BankruptcyHome.com is here to provide you with answers to questions you may have about bankruptcy law and connect you with a qualified bankruptcy attorney near you.
We know that you have struggled [...]

After being in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for 36 to 60 months, it is understandable that the debtor will be very anxious to receive their discharge after making their final payment to the Chapter 13 Trustee.
After the final payment on bankruptcy is posted then the Trustee must make a final disbursement of funds. This happens about [...]

There are different hearings that must be attended by the Debtor’s attorney when a Chapter 13 is filed. One of the first hearings that must be attending is the 341 hearing of meeting of Creditors. The hearing is conducted at the Chapter 13 Trustee’s office and is usually an all day process for [...]

Under the current Bankruptcy law, the U.S. Trustee’s office will do random audits of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. They have hired auditing firms to handle the audits and write a report regarding the findings. The auditing firm will send a letter requesting documents from the Debtor to perform the audit. [...]

I have a client who filed a Chapter 7 and got her discharge over a year ago. In her bankruptcy she listed Wells Fargo as a creditor and stated she wanted to reaffirm the debt. However, Wells Fargo never provided her with a Reaffirmation Agreement. Now, her credit report is showing her [...]