What Documents Do I Need to Get Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Protection? Filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be a complex process, but having the right documents ready can make it much smoother. Chapter 13, often referred to as a “Debtor's Court,” allows individuals with...
Chapter 13 Debtors Court to Reorganize your Debts
Preventing Car Repossession with Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Birmingham, AL
How Will It Feel to Tell Your Boss You Can’t Come to Work Because the Bank Took Back YOUR Car? Are you struggling to keep up with your car payments and worried about repossession? You’re not alone. Many people in Birmingham, AL, face this challenge, but there’s a...
Right Here in Alabama, the Number of People Filing Bankruptcy Continues to Fall.
Right here in Alabama, the number of people filing bankruptcy continues to fall. The trend started in 2010. It is the same all over America. However, the number of consumers that have debt in collection has not shown a similar movement. In fact, accounts in...
The Means Test Is a Paper Tiger for Most Bankruptcy Filers
Means Test is a Paper Tiger for most bankruptcy filers Since 2005, bankruptcy filers have been required to pass a "Means Test" to qualify for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debt discharge. http://goo.gl/hNjjzv Basically, the Means Test is a formula that determines whether...
Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy…Can it be done?
Last Friday I attended a useful and scholarly Continuing Legal Education seminar hosted by the Birmingham Bar Assoc. Local attorney Robert C. Keller spoke for an hour on Automatic Stay Violations and on Lien Stripping in Chapter 13. He did a good job of making the...
Will My Neighbors Know?
Will my neighbors know that I have filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? Not unless you tell them. No one puts a sign in your yard. Not even your mother will know. Bankruptcies are public record, but someone would have to look at your credit report or search the Courthouse...
What to Do with Your Debts
Will I lose my house and car and the shirt off my back if I file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? No, most people who are up to date on house and car payments keep those debts and keep paying for them. State laws protect your clothes amd books and heirlooms and other...
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