Will My Job Find Out That I Have Filed for Bankruptcy?

May 21, 2014

Will My Job Find Out That I Have Filed for Bankruptcy?

Bankruptcy can be a very embarrassing and private matter that many people do not want anyone to find out about, especially their employers. ... Read More

Supreme Court to Decide Case Involving Inherited IRA

May 20, 2014

Supreme Court to Decide Case Involving Inherited IRA

The Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments in Clark v. Rameker a seventh circuit case involving whether an inherited IRA would be exempt under... Read More

Beware the Wolf in a Sheep’s $2,000 Suit

May 16, 2014

Beware the Wolf in a Sheep’s $2,000 Suit

Most of us can recognize a scam, especially when it comes in the form of an offer to repair your credit. Advertisements by credit repair firms found... Read More

Canada Warning Women of Risks from Transvaginal Mesh Implant

May 15, 2014

Canada Warning Women of Risks from Transvaginal Mesh Implant

Canadian health officials are in the process of reviewing whether or not women in that country are being warned about the risks associated with the... Read More

Avoid the Bankruptcy Means Test

Avoid the Bankruptcy Means Test

The great Chinese military general Sun Tzu once wrote, “The best victory is to win without actually fighting.” In bankruptcy, the best... Read More

The Negative Side of Testosterone Treatments

May 14, 2014

The Negative Side of Testosterone Treatments

Lawsuits have been filed claiming that the makers of AndroGel (testosterone treatment) never warned patients and doctors about the cardiac risks... Read More

Debts that are discharged in Chapter 13, but not in Chapter 7

Debts that are discharged in Chapter 13, but not in Chapter 7

Some debts are discharged at the end of Chapter 13 case which cannot be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Chapter 13 is a payment plan... Read More

Keeping Your Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy

May 13, 2014

Keeping Your Homestead Exemption in Bankruptcy

When a court interprets a statute to apply the law to a set of facts, it first looks at the “plain meaning” of the statute. The United States... Read More

Credit Unions Can Help After Bankruptcy

May 12, 2014

Credit Unions Can Help After Bankruptcy

Rebuilding your credit after bankruptcy is not automatic. Raising your score and proving your credit-worthiness takes vigilance and persistence. If... Read More