When saddled by debt, talk with a bankruptcy attorney before filing to discuss your situation and find out whether you are ‘judgment proof.’ Dear Liz: I was hurt on the job and was fired. I have a lawyer helping me fight the company, but I have no income and I’m being haunted by collection agencies. I owe $5,000 on credit cards and have a student loan that started at $20,000 but is now $30,000 …
Paying for bankruptcy lawyers is not cheap, as the Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is learning.
Using bankruptcy as a way to get your share of a home is probably not your best option.
How negatively do employers view an applicant who has a bankruptcy on his or her credit report?
Debts, including mortgages in foreclosure, might be a good reason to see if bankruptcy can help you.
New York Mets Owner Fred Wilpon needs to decide in the next month whether to settle the lawsuit by the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities Inc. or face a potential judgment of more than $1 billion at a two-week jury trial beginning March 5.
ATLANTA – An 8 percent decline this year in bankruptcy petitions nationwide might appear to be a positive economic sign, especially for a country rocked by stock market volatility, a credit downgrade, and continued labor and housing woes.
Proposals to “tidy up” Scottish bankruptcy laws are put forward for consultation by the Scottish Law Commission.
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If you have recently filed for bankruptcy, perhaps you can find some comfort in the fact that you are not alone. According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, the total number of bankruptcy filings in …