TheBKblog
Provides personal bankruptcy "tips and tricks."
Author: Jonathan Ginsberg is a lawyer in Atlanta.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • Consumer Law • Solos/Small Firms • States • Georgia
Recent Posts from TheBKblog
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Will a Personal Bankruptcy Affect my Small Business if I am Self Employed?
With a sluggish economy, I have met with an increasing number of small business owners who are considering personal bankruptcy to deal with credit card debt and personal loans, but who want to keep their…
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FDCPA Does Not Give Debt Collector the Right to Leave Messages on Your Phone Answering Machine
As you may know, there are both federal and state laws that offer a variety of protections to individuals who are in debt and who are being dunned by debt collectors. The Fair Debt Collection…
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Median Income Numbers for Georgia Go DOWN!
For the first time since means testing was instituted in 2005, the median income number in Georgia have gone down. This means that potential Chapter 7 debtors will have a more difficult time avoiding a…
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Should I File Chapter 13 While I am Receiving Workers' Compensation?
If you have been hurt on the job in Georgia and rely on weekly wage benefits from workers' compensation you know that temporary total disability benefits payable per Georgia law will require you to downsize…
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FBI Warns Against Bankruptcy Fraud
My Bankruptcy Law Network colleague Rachel Foley from Kansas City has written a useful article on the Bankruptcy Law Network blog that brings to light a problem that many debtors (and perhaps many debtors' attorneys)…
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Another Debtor Ripped Off by a Foreclosure Scam (Part 2)
Last month, I wrote a post describing a case that was recently heard by one of the judges in the Northern District of Georgia. In this case, a debtor had filed a Chapter 13 the…
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Another Debtor Ripped Off by a Foreclosure Relief Scam (Part One)
This afternoon (September 9), I had a chance to observe a very interesting case heard by one of the judges in the Northern District of Georgia. The issue at hand was a motion filed by…
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What Happens if my Chapter 13 Case is Dismissed?
Earlier this week, I wrote a post entitled Should I Oppose the Chapter 13 Trustee's Motion to Dismiss. In that post I spoke about the relatively common scenario whereby a Chapter 13 debtor will fall…
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Should I Oppose the Chapter 13 Trustee's Motion to Dismiss
As you may know, Chapter 13 cases function as payment plans whereby you send your Chapter 13 trustee a monthly payment and the trustee disburses those funds to creditors. Since Chapter 13 cases usually…
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Loan Modification Myths Busted
Can you modify your mortgage loan to reduce your principal balance? your interest rate? other terms of your mortgage? Over the past few months, I have heard a lot about mortgage modifications but very few…