Rats!  I need a new car and I’m stuck in Chapter 13

Rats! I need a new car and I’m stuck in Chapter 13

Do You Need to Finance a Car in Chapter 13? The last thing you want to do is get further into debt while you are in Chapter 13.  (The goal of Chapter 13 is to get out of debt.)  But sometimes you need to–most often if you need to replace a junker car. There are...
Bankruptcy Trustee Hearings Will Soon Be on Zoom

Bankruptcy Trustee Hearings Will Soon Be on Zoom

Bankruptcy Court Trustee Hearings Will Soon Be On Zoom Bankruptcy Trustee hearings are now telephonic. That started for the pandemic, effective April 9, 2020. They are moving to Zoom, soon. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta made that announcement Friday at the...
Paying Your Mortgage with Money Order is a Bad Idea

Paying Your Mortgage with Money Order is a Bad Idea

Paying Your Mortgage with Money Orders is a Bad Idea Handing somebody a money order to buy a car or something–that’s sometimes safer than cash.  But mailing a money order to pay your mortgage–that’s almost always a bad idea. Let me tell you...