Debts for Recent “Luxury Goods or Services” and Cash Advances
What is the "presumption" that certain credit card purchases and cash advances will not be discharged in bankruptcy?
What’s Different about the Discharge of Your Debts under Chapter 13?
Here's the good news/bad news about the discharge of debts in a Chapter 13 payment plan compared to the discharge you get in a straight Chapter 7 case.
The Power of Chapter 13 to Save Your Home, Brought to Life
A mere list of the many ways that Chapter 13 can help save a home can start sounding dry. So here's a powerful example that shows off some of its extraordinary advantages.
What Happens to Your “General Unsecured Debts” in Chapter 13?
In most Chapter 7 "straight bankruptcies," most debts are legally written off, especially debts that are not secured by any collateral and don't belong to any of the special "priority" categories of debt. But how about in a Chapter 13 payment plan? What determines whether these creditors get paid, and if so how much?
The Most Basic Concept in Bankruptcy: Debts
The most practical questions you likely have if you are considering bankruptcy is what it will do to each of your debts.
Protecting Yourself When Your Business Has to Throw in the Towel
If you're seriously considering closing down a struggling business, you are likely very concerned about personal damage control: how do you end the business without being pulled down with it?
Your Sole Proprietorship Business Rescued by Chapter 13
Do you have a small business in your own name that would be successful if it only got a break from its debts? A Chapter 13 case would likely greatly reduce both your business and personal monthly debt service while you continued to run your business.
Reasons to Do a Short Sale? Maybe Not
Besides avoiding a foreclosure and its hit on your credit record, you may have other sensible reasons for looking into a short sale of your home. Let's consider those other reasons.
Your Kalispell Bankruptcy Lawyer can Provide Special Protection for Your Co-Signers Under Chapter 13
Chapter 7 protects you and your assets with the automatic stay. Chapter 13 goes a big step further by also protecting your co-signers and their assets.
Are You Eligible for Chapter 7? Chapter 13?
Eligibility can turn on 1) who is filing the bankruptcy, 2) the kinds and amounts of debts, 3) the amount of income, and 4) the amount of expenses.
Pre-Bankruptcy Tax Strategies
Get the maximum benefit from your bankruptcy against your taxes by following these sophisticated strategies.
Income Tax Refunds In a Chapter 13 Case
Chapter 13 gives you more flexibility about what you can do with your current income tax refund. As I said in my... Read More
Getting rid of taxes through a Chapter 13 bankruptcy requires you to complete a plan
A Chapter 13 case can be such a good tool for dealing with income tax debt, especially if you owe more than just a year or two of taxes. BUT, you lose those benefits if you don't successfully finish paying off the Chapter 13 plan. So, go into it only if you have both a burning desire to make it all the way, and a truly feasible plan with which to do so.
