Watch out for this legal fee trap in Chapter 13 When Nan filed chapter 13 bankruptcy, her mortgage company hit her with a $1225 legal fee. Sadly, almost every home owner in Chapter 13 gets hit with a surprise fee. When you file Chapter 13, your mortgage company will...
Discharge in Chapter 13 is an Uphill Climb For most people, most of the time, getting a discharge is the goal of a bankruptcy case. The Supreme Court put it this way. “The principal purpose of the Bankruptcy Code is to grant a ‘fresh start’ to the ‘honest but...
How Quickly Does the Postal Service Deliver Your Chapter 13 payment? When you are in Chapter 13, you need to make your monthly trustee payments on time–especially in the first four months of the case. So it doesn’t help that our Chapter 13 Trustee in...
If you are hurt in a car accident during your chapter 13, tell your bankruptcy lawyer. During the five (or three) years of your Chapter 13, you are required to update the court if you’re injured in a car accident. I don’t see that written in the law...
Success in Chapter 13: What You Need to Know You want to be one of three consumers who succeed in Chapter 13. As the lawyer in over a thousand successful Chapter 13 cases, I’ve collected tips for success in Chapter 13. The Chapter 13 Trustee in Northern...
Here’s How You Can Make Your Chapter 13 Payments in the Alexandria VA Bankruptcy Court The bankruptcy law tells you to make your first Chapter 13 payment one month after your bankruptcy case is filed. If you forget, or bounce, your first payment, the Chapter 13...
