It should come as no surprise that qualifying for a new mortgage or refinance with a bankruptcy in your credit history is likely to...

Median income is a critical measure in bankruptcy upon which the ‘Means Test’ calculation is largely based to determine whether a debtor...

Median income is a critical measure in bankruptcy upon which the ‘Means Test’ calculation is largely based to determine whether a debtor...

2014 Minnesota Median Income (effective for bankruptcy cases commenced on/after November 1, 2014 and through April 2015) For the...

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

Median income is a critical measure in bankruptcy upon which the ‘Means Test’ calculation is largely based to determine whether a debtor...

The Meeting of Creditors is typically the only mandatory appearance most debtors will have to make in their bankruptcy proceeding. While...

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

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...

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

Click here to see the current Chapter 13 Debt Limits effective April 1, 2016 and valid through 2019. As of the date of this post, the...

If you have done basic research into the bankruptcy process, you will know that about one month after filing a bankruptcy petition and...

The “Means Test” was one of the major and most controversial additions to consumer bankruptcy law that occurred as part of the 2005...

A credit counseling course must be completed before an individual can file bankruptcy. This course basically goes through your budget and...

Unlike under other Chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, Chapter 11 is unique in that there is no initial appointment of a trustee. In...

The terms “trustee” and “United States Trustee” sound similar and often encompass similar objectives, however the role of the trustee in...

Your first consultation with a bankruptcy attorney will cover a lot of ground, and the goal is for you leave with all the information...