The amount of property you get to keep in a bankruptcy is the result of a 200-year-old Constitutional battle of states’ right versus federal power. The Bankruptcy Code provides for a uniform federal set of property exemptions, but if you live in one of 35 states, including Colorado, you probably cannot use those exemptions. Instead you’re […]
Rich Americans are buying again. The rest of us—not so much. The difference between the sales figures at luxury stores as compared to middle- and low-end ones shows who is coming out of the “Great Recession” doing pretty well and who is not. An article in the business section of the New York Times a […]
Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 are both chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, otherwise known as Title 11 of the U.S. Code. They are the most commonly used chapters for people who are unable to pay all of their debts. The most basic differences between them: In a Chapter 7, you agree to give up your […]
For a lot of people probably the scariest thing about filing for bankruptcy is the fear of losing everything they have: their house, their car, even their family pictures and baseball card collection. Well, in most cases, you don’t have to worry about losing all of your stuff, since most of it will be “exempt” […]
The next question that must be answered before you can file your bankruptcy case is: “How long have you lived in your current state?” Under the bankruptcy venue law, you must have lived in your current state for at least “the one hundred and eighty days immediately preceding” the filing of your case, or “for […]
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