One of the biggest concerns people have when filing for bankruptcy is how they can, or if they can rehabilitate their credit after the bankruptcy case is over. Once your bankruptcy case is over, you are a prime candidate for the banks and the credit card companies. In fact, many of my clients get credit […]

One question that many students and parents who are feeling the weight of student debt have is whether student loans can be discharged through bankruptcy. It is important to know that they are not. Student loans are becoming the biggest financial issue for most middle-class American families today. Students are graduating with fewer job prospects […]

What happens if you receive an inheritance before or after you file for Bankruptcy? Once you have filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy case, any inheritance that you receive within 180 days after filing the Bankruptcy case becomes an “asset” and subject to your Bankruptcy case. This asset may or may not be affected by your […]

When a family member dies, her personal assets, real estate, trusts, and her debt fall into a newly formed entity called the “decedent’s estate”.  This is a loose term that does not necessarily require probate of a will or an estate of millions of dollars. Some estates are probated and some are not.  However, those […]