Consumer Bankruptcy Law

Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows you to obtain a discharge of the majority of your debts. However, you may own some property with outstanding loans that you desire to keep. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy...

As you contemplate filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you likely have a variety of important questions. For example, you might wonder whether you can keep your car if you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy....

Dealing with mounting and seemingly out of control debt leads many people to bankruptcy. While considering bankruptcy, you may wonder whether it is possible to refinance your mortgage loan and...

Consumers from all walks of life face delinquent mortgages and wonder what course of action to take in this situation. One viable option that can be pursued to cure a delinquent mortgage is filing...

If you are involved in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, your ultimate objective is to develop a court approved payment plan through which you satisfy the debts owed to your creditors. The typical...

If you have filed for bankruptcy protection, one of your primary goals and objectives is to protect your legal interests from start to finish of the case. You may desire to know how to keep...

By filing a bankruptcy, you take an affirmative step toward keeping your home even if your home mortgage lender foreclosed on your property.There are steps that you take in bankruptcy court that...

After filing for bankruptcy, you face a variety of difficult decisions about what to do with your assets, with property that you own. For example, if you own an automobile--and most people in...

Keeping your head above water in regard to debt may lead you to filing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A Chapter 7 case is a bankruptcy that permits you the ability to discharge most of your debts. In...

During the course of a bankruptcy case, you may reach a juncture at which you desire to surrender property. The decision to surrender involves either personal property or real estate for which...

Through the bankruptcy process you are able to enter into what is known as a reaffirmation agreement. This is a contract between you and a lender regarding a loan that is secured by...

Having filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, you need to know about all of the options that are available to you. In many cases, when a person files this type of case the presumption is that she...

As you contemplate filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case you may wonder how long you will be able to stay in your home after you file a petition for bankruptcy. There are a number of factors that...

During bankruptcy proceedings, there is an opportunity for the debtor to refinance certain types of debts. These typically are associated with your home and one vehicle. Other types of debts can...

According to a Harvard University study, 1/2 of all bankruptcies are due to health care related issues. In 2005, the state of Minnesota and the MN Hospital Association came to an agreement...

If you are contemplating filing for bankruptcy, you likely have certain assets or property that you want to keep after the proceedings are completed. High on that list is your vehicle so that you...

While it is important to fully disclose all of your assets to the court in the event of a bankruptcy, bankruptcy laws are now designed to help individuals protect some of their assets. In some...

Bankruptcy is a method of avoiding payment of one’s debts. However, there are several instances in which you would want to reaffirm a debt in order to retain your home (financed with a...