The first eight or so pages of the bankruptcy paperwork is called the petition.  The petition is all you technically need to file in order

I grew up on a farm.  It was normal for us to do everything ourselves.  I can’t think of a single thing my father hired

There is a current bankruptcy that has been in the news — The Alfredo Angelo Bridal bankruptcy.  This is causing massive amounts of additional stress

In the news, today, there is an article about a widow trying to preserve her $6 million judgment against a financial adviser who filed for

Lawyers and the courts use a lot of legalese, confusing words, and lingo during the bankruptcy process. The following is a brief definition of some

Chapter 7 is the traditional bankruptcy everyone thinks about. Chapter 7 eliminates – discharges – all of your unsecured debts. By unsecured debts, we mean

Bankruptcy lawyers often use paralegals in the information gathering/document preparation stage.  This is because it is a time consuming and often, repetitive process that requires

Forbes Magazine just published on a topic near and dear to my heart:  Allowing student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy.  (See full article here). The