Dec 25, 2023 | new blog posts, Virginia Bankruptcy
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....
Sep 1, 2016 | Blog, Virginia Bankruptcy
Why Filing Bankruptcy Stops Payroll Garnishment: Virginia Law, Virginia Form I’m surprised a couple times each month by Virginia employers who don’t know that bankruptcy stops payroll garnishment. Some employers think they need to keep on garnishing, until...
Jun 21, 2014 | Chapter 13, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Virginia Bankruptcy
If you are in Chapter 13, the vehicle operating budget you are allowed will be too small. That’s (almost) a mathematical certainty. Here’s why. The census bureau shows–no surprise–that people who are working spend on average double on...
Mar 30, 2013 | Virginia Bankruptcy
Did you put off filing bankruptcy until after somebody got a judgment against you? Pre-bankruptcy judgments are liens on property you own before the bankruptcy. (Sometimes they can be removed; sometimes they can’t.) But they cannot put a lien on a house you...
Jun 27, 2012 | Virginia Bankruptcy
People often ask me, what happens after bankruptcy if I . . . Get a big raise… Start a business… Get a big tax refund in future years… Become a reality star… Win the lottery… How does that affect my bankruptcy? I tell them the purpose...
May 1, 2012 | Virginia Bankruptcy
“Angie” filed a bankruptcy a couple years ago with some other lawyer. Her bankruptcy was “dismissed.” She emailed me yesterday, looking for a lawyer she could “trust.” “I filed two years ago and my lawyer filed too early...
