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...
Let’s schedule a meeting now. We know the Trustee will object. Chapter 13 Trustee Thomas Gorman will have objections to our proposed Chapter 13 plan. He (almost) always does. Mostly he doesn’t like our math. Sometimes he finds mistakes in our paperwork. It...
“You mean to tell me you don’t have any underwear!” When I was much younger, I practiced bankruptcy law in Baltimore City. Judge Kiser, the bankruptcy judge, made people inventory their underwear. Today, the bankruptcy court in Alexandria...
Your Bankruptcy Budget When you fill out your bankruptcy budget, remember inflation. Some people give me a food budget that might have worked ten years ago, but not now. Some people think of just the grocery store budget and forget they get coffee every morning...
There are several dozen outfits that are approved to offer the required bankruptcy classes. We recommend Moneysharp.org. Click here for full size. We like Moneysharp because the $10 price is reasonable, and because many people think those classes are actually helpful....
Unless the factory is running a special, usually the best place to get a car loan is from a credit union. You should check with your Northern Virginia credit union before you shop for the car. After bankruptcy, when you are rebuilding your credit, you should make a...
