Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog
The Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog has information on Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Orlando, Fla.
Author: Author Jonathan Alper is a Florida bankruptcy lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Florida Bankruptcy Law Blog
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Bankruptcy's Effect On Employment And Security Clearance
I often get asked about the effect of filing bankruptcy on debtors' employment. I have sometimes been asked about bankruptcy's effect on a debtor's government security clearance. I found a really good blog post on…
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Bankruptcy Debtor Seeking Conversion From 13 To 7 Prior To Job Loss: Expresses Dissatisfaction With His Bankruptcy Attorney's Response
I received an email from a person who filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy and who expressed dissatisfaction with their attorney. The caller said that his company was downsizing, or going out of business, and he knew…
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Court Strips Second Mortgage In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Is It Precedent?
Chapter 7 bankruptcy strip second mortgage
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Can Chapter 13 Plan Extend Lenght Of Debtor's Car Lease?
A lawyer called me with a question about a car lease in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. His debtor filed Chapter 13 with a car lease that terminates in three years. His client’s bankruptcy plan is…
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Bankruptcy Not Abusive Where Homestead Mortgage Proceeds Used For Investments
Chapter 7 banrkuptcy abuse mortgage
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Using Chapter 13 To Strip Second Mortgage After Completing A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Debtors are discovering that they can strip off their second mortgage lien on their primary residence by filing a Chapter 13 where the value of the house is equal or less than the balance of…
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Must Judgment Creditor Dissolve Bank Account Garnishment When Debtor Files Bankruptcy?
One of my bankruptcy clients had approximately $700 in a checking account just prior to filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Before we filed the bankruptcy petition one of the judgment creditors listed on A bankruptcy called…
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Debtor's Rarely Use Bankruptcy To Steal Money From Creditors
Most people who file bankruptcy are good people who do not abuse the bankruptcy system. In fact, almost all of my bankruptcy clients feel bad about wiping out debts they believe they are morally obligated…
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Made More Difficult By The Newest Lower Median Income Numbers
The census bureau’s median income figures are changing effective for bankruptcy petitions filed after November 1, 2009. Median income is used to determine if prospective bankruptcy debtors pass the means test. Florida’s median income has…
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Second Mortgage Sabotage Of First Mortgage Modification Plan
I would like to ask you, the blog readers, to help a reporter who is investigating practices in the mortgage modification programs. A national business publication is investigating overly aggressive second mortgage lenders. The reporter,…