As if the potholes on every highway, side street, and alley were not bad enough! Now that winter is here, everyone has to deal with ice, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and (thundersnow!). What it all adds up to is near…
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Can Bankruptcy Stop Collection of Child Support Arrearage?
While a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy can’t discharge child support obligations, there is still relief available in the Bankruptcy Court to stop collection proceedings. Federal laws prohibit the discharge of support obligations in a Bankruptcy. Chapter 13, which is a part…
Strategic default is not enough!
A hot topic in the news is the increasing use of strategic default to avoid Mortgage debts. More and more people who cannot make their mortgage payments are simply walking away from their properties and not paying their mortgages. What the…
Discharge in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Recent questions by a client and a motion in one of our cases has led to some talk about the Discharge in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The Discharge is the whole point of the Bankruptcy process, and any questions should…
Why You Should Always Have an Attorney File Your Papers
Legal writing is a highly refined skill, taught extensively at law schools. If you need something filed in court you should always have an attorney write it and file it for you. Legal writing is so demanding that even lawyers…
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Tagged with: Attorney, Bankruptcy, Burt, Divorce, Lawyer, OakForest, Urban
How Bankruptcy works with Foreclosure
A client I will call Paul called in today, and he was confused by a part of his bankruptcy that confuses a lot of our clients. Paul filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy with the intent to surrender a piece of real…
A man who acts as his own attorney has a fool for a client
In Judge Cox’s Bankruptcy court room this morning I saw a bankruptcy case dismissed for missing one of the hurdles bankruptcy presents to the inexperienced. Judge Cox rightly informed the debtor his only option was to file again. No refund…
