“Now I can’t even rent an apartment” Chuck, not his real name, talked to me last month about filing bankruptcy. He’d been trying to “resolve” his debts through one of the newer debt settlement outfits, Five Lakes. He had been...
Chapter 7 income eligibility got slightly easier April 1, 2025 If you are making less than the median income, you have income eligibility to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Those eligibility numbers adjusted up, April 1, 2025. For Virginia, eligibility is automatic for...
How To Join A Meeting On Zoom? | Quick Start Guide The bankruptcy trustee hearings are on Zoom. If you are not a regular Zoom user, this page shows you what to do. For the instructions on how to join a meeting with Zoom, just click on the link above. Or click on the...
Keeping Your House as a Widow Filing Bankruptcy in Virginia One of the tragedies of being a widow is this: You lose the protection for your house that Virginia law gives a married couple filing bankruptcy. Bankruptcy is set up by the Federal government, but each state...
In Chapter 13, in Virginia, your mortgage payment needs to be on-the-dot current. Paying your mortgage payment by the 14th of the month (or later) gets your Chapter 13 case thrown out at the goal line. That’s because of a local bankruptcy rule, Rule 3002.1-1 in...
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