Blog Posts in January, 2019

The general rule with respect to fines and court costs in criminal cases is that fines issued against the Debtor as punishment for the crime are not dischargeable in either a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. ...

A: The only way to protect your interest in the property from the joint owner's creditors or your own is to transfer it to a legal entity such as an LLC or an irrevocable Trust. The transfer to the ...

When an individual files a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy case, all of that person’s property is legally controlled, or “under the jurisdiction of,” the United States Bankruptcy Court. The Debtor gets to keep ...

A: If you are married and your deceased spouse is the only party who signed as the borrower under a debt, including a mortgage, then you as the non-borrower are not personally liable. A secured ...