Category: Bankruptcy Issues Archive
Bankruptcy for the Authorized User
Many consumers are confused by the difference between being an account holder and an authorized user on a credit account. It gets more confusing when there’s a divorce involved and if you add a bankruptcy to the mix, it gets positively convoluted. If you are an authorized user on a ...
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Bankruptcy Questions from Creditors
As a southern California bankruptcy attorney, I receive a lot of questions. Most are from people who want to file bankruptcy, just filed bankruptcy or filed years ago and are now wondering how it could affect their current situation. What we don’t usually get are questions from creditors regarding how ...
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Will I Lose My Inheritance When I File Bankruptcy?
When you file bankruptcy, filers submit a budget and detailed explanations of all income and expenses. Everything must be very detailed, exact and thorough. In some cases, the financial details can change drastically after the bankruptcy is underway. For instance, a loved one could pass away and leave an inheritance ...
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Short Sale, Foreclosure or Bankruptcy?
Losing your parents can be extremely difficult no matter how old you are, but when you lose a parent when you are grown, many find themselves with additional responsibilities. In some instances, they will find themselves responsible for caring for their remaining parent who is now grieving. Some discover that ...
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Can You Get a Loan Modification Through the Bankruptcy Court?
The process of obtaining a loan modification can seem impossibly difficult. Many individuals who are interested in filing for bankruptcy or have recently filed for bankruptcy have either already attempted to obtain a loan modification or are hoping to get one. It’s one of the methods that consumers can make ...
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Signing a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Post-Bankruptcy
For many, divorce seems to lead to bankruptcy. We’re not marriage counselors or divorce experts so we can’t really say if the prevalent number of bankruptcies after divorce is due to the divorce or if the divorce is due to the need for bankruptcy. Regardless, many find themselves dealing with ...
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Post-Bankruptcy: Who Pays HOA Dues if Bank Doesn’t Foreclose?
In some cases, bankruptcy can provide a discharge of debts and relief from heavy financial burden, but then a seemingly random debt or financial responsibility will seem to have escaped the bankruptcy process. For many this comes in the form of Homeowners’ Association (HOA) dues and assessments on properties that ...
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Post-Bankruptcy: When is My Name Removed from the Deed?
Once you’ve filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and received your discharge of debts, your mortgage lender’s attorneys could still contact you even if you included your home in your bankruptcy. Such letters will often urge you to contact the lender for options: loan modification, short sale, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, forbearance, ...
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Thinking About Filing for Bankruptcy: The People Who Could File
There are three types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13. If one doesn’t suit the situation, another is probably a good option. Many individuals and businesses interested in filing contact an expert in bankruptcy requesting a black and white answer to the common question, “Should I file ...
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Thinking About Filing for Bankruptcy: The People Who Should Not File
Filing for bankruptcy is a very useful way to gain protection from creditors and obtain a discharge of debt. But is it the best idea for everyone? Absolutely not; there are some who would be better off seeking out other options and bankruptcy alternatives. Who SHOULD NOT file for bankruptcy ...
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