How do you ignore a lawsuit and expect a good outcome?
Yet twice in the past few months, individuals have come to me with judgments already entered against them. That’s not noteworthy; after all, I’m a bankruptcy lawyer. We deal
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Everyone gets $1M + bankruptcy exemption
Bankruptcy exemptions vary from state to state, but everyone gets an exemption of ~$1.75 M for money in an IRA. It’s part of the Bankruptcy Code (section 522(n)) that applies to all filers, wherever they live.
The exemption
What The Fool Got Wrong About Filing Bankruptcy
The famous poem begins, “how do I love thee? let me count the ways”.
But what if it’s not love that we are counting, but loathing?
Let me count the ways I loathe the Motley Fool’s article asking should I
The Tortoise Is The Mascot Of Retirement Savings
Every campaign needs a logo.
Make the logo of your retirement planning a turtle, rampant.
Rampant, you say? Turtle?
In the Middle Ages, knights put their ID’s on their shields in elaborate heraldry that told bystanders who he was, what his
Do California Seniors Need to File Bankruptcy?
California, it turns out, is a great place to retire.
Not because of the cost of living, certainly. It’s great in spite of the cost of living.
Because California exemptions are very generous to those of retirement age.
Those exemptions effectively
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Credit Scores Go Up Quickly After Bankruptcy
After bankruptcy, credit scores go steadily up, says a 17 year study released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Got that? Scores go UP. Every year.
Importantly, credit scores start improving the same year that the bankruptcy is filed.
Think
