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Can a Bench Warrant be Issued for Failing to Show up for a Debtor Exam?
Justin Harelik
November 9, 2016
At times, consumers just like you get in touch with very specific cases that they are sure no one else has ever had to deal with. In almost every instance, it is not the first time the question has been posed. For instance, can a bench warrant be issued for ...
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Hanging Onto Your House When Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Justin Harelik
November 7, 2016
The main concern of many bankruptcy petitioners is their home. They know that bankruptcy is their best (or only) means of solving their financial situation, but they don’t want to lose their house. Many are willing to go to extreme measures not to lose their home. Consider this real life ...
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Wage Garnishment After Filing for Bankruptcy
Justin Harelik
November 4, 2016
No one likes his or her wages to be garnished and everyone wants money that was garnished to be returned. Those are just the facts. But depending on when your wages were garnished, what stage of the transfer process the funds were at when they filed, and whether or not ...
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Exiting a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan Early
Justin Harelik
November 2, 2016
The Chapter 13 bankruptcy is designed for bankruptcy petitioners who have a regular income. The Chapter 13 allows a debtor to keep property and pay debts back over a predetermined period of time, usually 3-5 years. It’s often referred to as a wage earner’s plan. Petitioners work alongside the bankruptcy ...
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When Creditors Ignore Your Discharge of Debt
Justin Harelik
November 1, 2016
The purpose of filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is to immediately enact the automatic stay and eventually obtain the discharge of debt. What happens when you go through legal channels to obtain both these powerful protections through bankruptcy filing and creditors ignore their legal implications? If you are being harassed ...
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Selling Your Car Before Filing for Bankruptcy
Justin Harelik
October 31, 2016
One of the common issues that occur when someone decides they’d like to consider filing for bankruptcy is that they recently sold their car. In most cases, they did so because they needed the money. They were trying to figure their way out of their financial situation by coming up ...
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