Caveat Emptor – National Consumer Bankruptcy Law Firm Sanctioned for Harming...
Consumers should be careful about who they hire for bankruptcy assistance. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute: A national consumer bankruptcy law firm and its local partner attorneys were...
View ArticleThe intersection between Bankruptcy Law and Marijuana Law
In In re Patricia G. Olson, 3:17-bk-50081-BTB (Bankr. D. Nev. 2017), the debtor was 92 years old, legally blind, and a resident of an assisted living facility. She filed bankruptcy to stop...
View ArticleAccording to new case NACBA reported, a Chapter 13 Debtor could not defer...
In In re Thompson, from the District of Massachusetts (17-11318-MSH), the court rejected a plan that delayed the surrender of a house so the debtor’s child could finish high school without moving. The...
View ArticleBankruptcy Costs Limit Access
According to Pro Publica, a consumer’s inability to pay attorneys’ fees prevents many consumers from filing for bankruptcy. https://www.propublica.org/article/when-you-cannot-afford-to-go-bankrupt....
View ArticleParties to a Civil Union Held Eligible to File a Joint Petition
As reported by Rochelle’s Daily Wire on May 23, 2018, Bankruptcy judges in California and Chicago disagree on whether parties to a civil union or domestic partnership are “spouses” eligible to file a...
View ArticleIllinois among top 10 states for credit card debt.
According to a May 30, 2018, article in Illinois Patch (https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/s/gfmta/illinois-among-states-with-highest-credit-card-debt?), Illinois is among the top 10 states where...
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Chicago Court orders City to surrender vehicle to Debtor notwithstanding...
In a recent case, Judge Schmetterer held in In re Cross, Adversary No. 18 AP 00154, that the City of Chicago did not have the right to retain a chapter 13 debtor’s vehicle to protect its possessory...
View ArticleMillions of U.S. homeowners still underwater on mortgages, with Chicago being...
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute: A staggering number of American homeowners remain underwater on their mortgages a decade after the housing bubble burst, Bloomberg News reported. Almost...
View ArticleSupreme Court Sets a Trap for the Unwary Debtor
“One of the ‘main purpose[s]’ of the federal bankruptcy system is ‘to aid the unfortunate debtor by giving him a fresh start in life, free from debts, except of a certain character.’” Lamar, Archer...
View ArticleStudent loans discharged even when Debtor was not required to make payments...
In Murphy v. United States, 15-11240-j7 (Bankr. D. N.M. June 1, 2018), the Bankruptcy Court in New Mexico held that a debtor who was not obligated to make payments on student loans because she...
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