Legal articles focusing on Bankruptcy Law |
| Salvaging a Troubled Business |
| Making the right decisions can keep a foundering business from sinking. |
| Small Business Bankruptcy Relief |
| When your business is in financial trouble, it's hard to know whether filing bankruptcy would help. Find out the questions to ask yourself in making that decision. |
| Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Basics |
| Chapter 7 is the simplest and quickest form of bankruptcy. Are you eligible to file for Chapter 7? What happens after you file a petition for bankruptcy? |
| Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Tax Tool |
| Got tax troubles you'd like to see go away? Chapter 13 bankruptcy may be just what you're looking for... |
| Facing Involuntary Bankruptcy |
| We hear about bankruptcy all too often. Less well known, though, is involuntary bankruptcy. Those running a business don't always have the final say in when to close the shop. |
Ask a Lawyer - Bankruptcy Law questions answered by leading lawyers |
| Foreclosure After a Bankruptcy Discharge |
| I filed Chapter 7, listed the loans on my home, along with other debts. I got a discharge in October, 2008. In June, I got a foreclosure notice on my home. Am I responsible for the home? |
| Business Bankruptcy Is Personal |
| Is personal bankruptcy the same as business bankruptcy? |
| Dealing With Omitted Debt |
| I have filed ch. 7 & have 341 meeting next week I have a line of credit that is up to date but never mentioned in my paperwork. I totally forgot it till now. |
| Changes in Income Post Filing |
| The court date for my chapter 7 bankruptcy is July 1st. I just found out yesterday that I will be promoted, and will get a salary. I will be making more than before, but don't know exactly how much. Is it necessary at this stage to disclose this to my attorney? |
| State law controls after the stay is lifted |
| I filed Chapter 7 in March in which I relinquished my home. The creditor has filed a motion for relief from automatic stay with a court date in two weeks. How long after the hearing on the motion before the creditor can foreclose on the house? Will I get a notice of how long I have to move out? |