Chapter 13 may not be your first choice for a bankruptcy, and many people wrongly assume that the monthly chapter 13 plan payments is...

For the 2019 debt limits effective April 1, 219, see here: The 2019 Chapter 13 Debt Limits effective April 1, 2019 Effective April 1,...

On September 1, 2015, the honorable Judge Michael Ridgway of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota joined several other...

When facing mounting debts that cannot be repaid according to the regular monthly terms, one should consider all options for debt...

Click here to see the current Chapter 13 Debt Limits effective April 1, 2016 and valid through 2019. The chapter 13 debt limits for all...

More on Divorce and Bankruptcy: How do Child Support, Spousal Support (Alimony / Maintenance) and Property Settlements Impact either...

What are the Options for a Home Mortgage in Bankruptcy: Can I Strip a Second Mortgage in Bankruptcy or Chapter 13? The answer is that it...

When filing either chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy, each individual debtor is allowed to exempt a limited amount of equity in real...

Life inevitably changes and things happen that may cause a chapter 13 debtor to no longer need or afford their original chapter 13 plan....

From the moment that a bankruptcy petition is filed, the “automatic stay” is invoked and this automatic stay of legal proceedings affords...

How the 2014 Changes to Regulation Z (TILA) and Regulation X (RESPA) Impact Homeowners who are in Default on their Mortgage or in...

Click here to see the current Chapter 13 Debt Limits effective April 1, 2016 and valid through 2019. The Bankruptcy Code section 109(e)...

In a 5-to-4 decision in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that married same-sex couples are now entitled to...

Conversion to Chapter 13 from Chapter 7 isn’t a death sentence for your bankruptcy case (see Chapter 13: Not Always a Gloomy Diagnosis in...

The answer to this depends on whether you have filed Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. (Chapter 11 individual debtors also are required...

Non-dischargeable debts are those few categories of personal liabilities which can never be discharged in either form of Chapter 7 or...

Most people who file for bankruptcy are able to protect most if not all of their assets, including cash bank accounts, household goods...

The prevalence of condo and townhome development in the mid-2000s throughout Minneapolis and the suburbs was hit especially hard by the...

The rule of thumb is that bankruptcy will discharge most unsecured debts that are not taxes or domestic support obligations (which are...

Qualification for Chapter 7 bankruptcy is largely determined by comparing one’s household income to the median income for their state....