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Do I Need to File or Re-File my Taxes Prior to Filing for Bankruptcy?
Tax returns are among the documents required to be provided the Trustee, at least 7 days prior to your 341 Meeting of Creditors, though this time-frame will vary depending upon local rules. Along with...
View ArticleHow Does Life Insurance Help Me in Bankruptcy?
Life insurance can play an important role in bankruptcy, just as it can in life. Outside of bankruptcy, life insurance is a vital means of ensuring your loved ones are well-looked after should...
View ArticleCan Financial Stress Make You Ill?
This is the first in a series of joint articles by Adam Schachter (Houston Bankruptcy Lawyer) and David Bueno Martin (Counselor in Houston). Adam: I think financial stress could cause illness. Most...
View ArticleWhen am I going to receive my Chapter 7 discharge?
The primary reason one files bankruptcy is to receive a discharge of debts. While some debts cannot be discharged, and others the debtor chooses not to discharge by reaffirming, the debtor almost...
View ArticleWhat are reasons you should wait to file bankruptcy? Part I
By Peter Bricks, an Atlanta Bankruptcy Attorney When you file bankruptcy can often be as important as “if” you file bankruptcy. Given that you cannot automatically dismiss a Chapter 7 bankruptcy...
View ArticleCan you be too broke to file bankruptcy?
By Peter Bricks, an Atlanta bankruptcy attorney I often hear the term said that someone is “too broke to file bankruptcy,” but I do not think most people understand what it really means. The expression...
View ArticleWhat are reasons you should wait to file bankruptcy?- Part II
By Peter Bricks, a Jonesboro, Georgia bankruptcy attorney In Part I of this subject, I previously discussed the following reasons you might wait to file bankruptcy: (1) You are not yet facing...
View ArticleWhat does it cost to file bankruptcy?
Filing bankruptcy costs money. Setting aside what you will pay in attorney fees, you will have other costs, even if you file pro se (without counsel). To file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you...
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