Blog Posts in April, 2010

  • Let's face it; no one wants to file a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. And it is this fact that the debt settlement and debt consolidation companies prey upon. We see it and get asked about it time and again. We meet with a potential client who informs us that they have been making payments to a debt settlement company for months, and the only thing that has been "eliminated" is ...
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  • Recently, we seem to be getting quite a few calls from prospective clients inquiring about the "hardship discharge" of student loans in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy authorized by Section 523(a)(8) of the US Bankruptcy Code at 11 U.S.C. It is worth noting that, prior to 1978, any and all student loans, government of private, could be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It wasn't until a ...
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