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How Exemption Laws Work Inside and Outside of Bankruptcy

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Exemption laws protect your property from creditors Inside of bankruptcy, exemption laws shield certain items of property from the bankruptcy trustee. Outside of bankruptcy, exemption laws protect your property from judgment creditors. The first rule to remember is that not all of your stuff is exempt. Each state and even the federal government have laws [...]

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What City and State Should I File for Bankruptcy In?

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What City and State Should I Look For a Bankruptcy Attorney In? Maybe you have recently relocated to be closer to family or friends, were forced to move for a job or, simply have ties to two locations. To make matters a little more uncomfortable, you’re in financial distress and are considering hiring a bankruptcy [...]

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Florida Court Approves Chapter 20 Lien Strip

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Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy is Court Ordered Mortgage Modification One of the advantages to filing chapter 13 bankruptcy is the ability to strip an “under secured” junior mortgage lien. When a homeowner owes more on their first mortgage than their home is worth, Chapter 13 allows junior mortgages to be removed or “stripped” which has [...]

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Seventh Circuit: Attempted Murder Debts Not Dischargeable

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The right to a bankruptcy discharge is not absolute The right to a bankruptcy discharge is not absolute. For example, debtors who fail to keep adequate records, hide assets, incurred debt based on false pretenses, rack up credit card debt in bad faith or who are generally dishonest with the court are precluded from receiving [...]

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Are You Playing The Mortgage Bail Out Lottery?

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Will the government be able to provide you with mortgage relief? Maybe, but maybe not. Waiting for your mortgage lender or a government program to fix your defaulted mortgage problem or return your equity that was lost by the declining housing market? Will that be a successful strategy? Maybe and maybe not. While there certainly [...]

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