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What Is A Bankruptcy Automatic Stay? How Do I Get One? Do I Want An Automatic Stay?

What Is A Bankruptcy Automatic Stay? How Do I Get One? Do I Want An Automatic Stay? If you are considering filing for consumer bankruptcy protection – you have probably discovered the little language that we bankruptcy attorneys like to throw around. Let’s call it banklish, or perhaps boringlish is more fitting. Regardless, it can [...]

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I Have Equity in My House – Can I Still File for Bankruptcy?

Hands down the most common questions I receive from potential bankruptcy clients is regarding their family home. When you think about it, this should come as no surprise as this is often the family’s largest personal asset. In addition, there is often a tremendous emotional attachment to one’s home. Somewhere between the years of saving [...]

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Public Service Announcement: Don’t Wait Until You Are Out Of Options To Consult A Bankruptcy Attorney

In case you are a new reader, I am an affordable Phoenix, Arizona bankruptcy attorney. I help consumers file for chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy protection under the bankruptcy code. Like many good Phoenix bankruptcy lawyers, I offer my clients free bankruptcy consultations. This allows potential clients to interview me and, in addition, for me to interview [...]

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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: What Does “6 Months Food, Fuel & Provisions” Mean?

First, let me say, that if anyone knows the answer to this question can you please come in now? I mean, by God, just as I start to think I have it down cold, a case is assigned to a new trustee - one that turns all my ideas upside down. Before you get too worried [...]

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