Today I’ll be writing about “Tools of the Trade” and how, under Colorado law, you get to keep them, even if you file for bankruptcy. As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Lawyer, I often meet with people who are worried if they file for bankruptcy, they’ll lose their car, their house or other things that they […]
Continuing on the Colorado Springs Bankruptcy ABC’s, we are now up to letter “S” for Student Loans. As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Lawyer, I regularly receive phone calls and emails from people who want to know if their student loans can be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. Often they will have done some […]
R is for Repossession. In my practice as a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Lawyer, it’s not unusual for my clients to either have had vehicles repossessed or to be facing the prospect of an imminent repossession. The Bankruptcy Code provides remedies in both situations. First: If the vehicle has already been repossessed and sold by the […]
One of the most frequent questions I get as a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Lawyer is “Will I qualify to file for bankruptcy?” Most of the confusion regarding who qualifies and who doesn’t is based on the so-called “reform” of the Bankruptcy Code back in 2005. People come to my office, or call me on the phone, figuring […]
Today I’ll discuss the subject of “Preferences” and how, if you’re not careful, they can cause you and your family members great distress. In my practice as a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, it’s not uncommon for my clients to owe family members money they’ve borrowed in order to try and make ends meet. And, as long as […]
Today’s letter is “O” for “Obligations”. As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, it’s not unusual for me to meet with people who are genuinely upset that they are unable to keep up with the financial obligations owed to their creditors. It’s extremely distressing when you’ve been paying your bills regularly for years, and then something […]
Today I’ll talk about a subject that can cause debtors a lot of distress: The Meeting of Creditors. As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, it’s not unusual to find that most of my clients are somewhat apprehensive about the meeting of creditors, also known as the 341 meeting since it’s required under Section 341 of the […]
As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney I regularly meet with people who lack the necessary funds to even pay the $306.00 filing fee required to get their Chapter 7 bankruptcy case filed. In such cases, we’ll file an application “in forma pauperis” requesting a waiver of the filing fee. There are specific rules regarding when such […]
Our next letter is “E” — for Emergency Filing. From time to time, as a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, I’ll get a call from a desperate potential client whose house is about to be sold at a foreclosure sale, or whose car is about to be repossessed. The only way to stop the foreclosure, or […]
As a Colorado Springs Bankruptcy Attorney, I often get questions on various aspects of bankruptcy law and practice. In my next twenty six blog posts, starting with this one, I’m going to use the letters of the alphabet to discuss different issues that come up from time to time in my practice. By the time […]
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