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Is This Debt Secured? How To Determine If You Qualify For Bankruptcy Under The Chapter 13 Debt Limits.

For those of you filing for Arizona chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, please stop reading now. No, this isn’t confidential information for members of some secret club – so don’t feel left out. However, I am going to say a few things about the Chapter 13 bankruptcy secured debt limit, and I don’t want to confuse [...]

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I Was Served, I Think I Am Being Sued. I Need To File Bankruptcy In The Next 5 Minutes So They Don’t Take Everything.

First of all, take a deep breath. I understand that receiving notice of a lawsuit can feel like a rather dramatic experience. Often times, the complaint is filled with aggressive legal vernacular that is pretty scary. However, if there is one thing you take away from this post, remember that everything in the legal system [...]

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Yay, It’s Hump Day Video Time. Bankruptcy Basics – How to File for Bankruptcy.

Good Morning, and happy Wednesday! Because it is Wednesday, and we could all use a little break on Wednesday, I have included a bankruptcy video for you in today’s blog post. In this video, you will find information on how to file bankruptcy. In fact, here is the caption that accompanies this bankruptcy video: How [...]

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Phoenix Bankruptcy Resources, Bankruptcy Lawyer Website, Arizona Bankruptcy Blog, etc. etc. etc.

Hello folks, I hope you are all having a wonderful Tuesday. Today I want to create a post that gathers up all the fun little online resources I have put together in one place. Recently, I have had several clients tell me that they had no idea I have a great Arizona bankruptcy blog or that I offer [...]

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Common Bankruptcy Myths: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About Filing For Arizona Bankruptcy Protection

Common scenario: a potential debtor comes into my office frantic because he is buried under a mountain of debt. Car loans, credit card debt, unpaid taxes, an under-water second mortgage – you name it, he has it. Yet he is 8 feet under, dead set against filing for bankruptcy and only wants a consultation regarding [...]

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Bankruptcy Basics: Introduction to Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

If you are anything like me, you have just had a huge lunch and are ready to sit back and relax… rest and digest. What I am thinking is that it is movie time….are you with me? Today I have included a clip from the US Bankruptcy Courts that presents general information regarding the three [...]

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It’s Back – Hump Day Humor! Bankruptcy Humor From a Bankruptcy Attorney

I have to admit, it has been a loooooong time since I have given you guys a Wednesday chuckle. See, it is not that I don’t have a sense of humor or that I don’t care if you have any humnor in your day. Instead, the problem is simply that bankruptcy is not all that [...]

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I Thought You Were A Lawyer…What Is A Debt Relief Agency?

Thank you 2005 Amendment to the Bankruptcy Code, for thoroughly confusing every last bankruptcy client that happens to view my website or advertisements. You see, as an experienced bankruptcy lawyer, I am bound by certain restrictions on advertisements for my bankruptcy law firm. Case in point: “We are a debt relief agency. We help people [...]

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I Filed Bankruptcy, What’s Next? What Is A 341 Hearing?

So you have taken a huge step an filed for Arizona bankruptcy protection? Congratulations – you are one step closer to a debt free life. Your creditors will no longer be bothering you, so feel free to plug your phone back into the wall. I bet you are wondering what happens next. Well, a 341 [...]

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How Will My Bankruptcy Effect My Mom? Or, How Not To Get Your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan Confirmed.

I recently stumbled across a South Carolina case, as described by a fellow blogger. In short, the chapter 13 bankruptcy plan was rejected by the trustee, because it included two pretty good sized mortgage payments as required expenses. The problem? One was a primary mortgage on a second seperate home, in which a family member [...]

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