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Can my employer fire me for filing for bankruptcy?
Can my employer fire me for filing for bankruptcy? Can my employer fire me based on my race? No and no. You can’t be fired based on your race. And you can’t be fired just because you… more →
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When Does My Bankruptcy End?
wrote 1 day ago: I am often asked, “how long will this take – when will my bankruptcy end?” The answer depends on the … more →
Can my employer fire me for filing for bankruptcy?
wrote 1 week ago: Can my employer fire me for filing for bankruptcy? Can my employer fire me based on my race? No and … more →
Brooklyn Bankruptcy Update 12-22-09
wrote 2 weeks ago: Time to take a look at recent bankruptcy news in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Money Manager Indicted in 30-Yea … more →
How much will a bankruptcy filing affect my FICO score?
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wrote 1 month ago: How much does a bankruptcy filing affect your FICO score? We now have a better sense of the answer, … more →
Income Tax after a Short Sale?
wrote 1 month ago: I could not afford the rental property I purchased when I was making more money and was advised to s … more →
Bankruptcy Bill's Bankruptcy Song Contest
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wrote 1 month ago: A song contest might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of bankruptcy. But ap … more →
Can I Have Equity in My House and also File Bankruptcy?
wrote 1 month ago: by Attorney Kara O’Donnell, O’DONNELL LAW OFFICES In this age of housing prices being LO … more →
Wall Street Journal says "Beware of 'Debt-Relief' offers"
wrote 1 month ago: I always try to warn people to avoid the empty promises of debt relief and debt settlement companies … more →
Preference Actions: What is the "New Value" defense?
wrote 2 months ago: "New Value" Defense. Not "True Value." In a previous post (“Defenses to Preferen … more →
Preference Actions: What is the "contemporaneous exchange" defense?
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wrote 2 months ago: In a previous post (“Defenses to Preference Actions – Part I“), I explained that there are three com … more →
BAPCPA Man #13: Halloween and Bankruptcy
wrote 2 months ago: What does BAPCPA Man dress up for on Halloween? Read below and find out. Note: This cartoon is post … more →
Significant Changes to the Bankruptcy Code
wrote 2 months ago: Although filing for bankruptcy is becoming more commonplace, it is conceivable that many consumers a … more →
Defenses to Preference Actions - Part 1
wrote 2 months ago: In previous posts on this site (What is a Preference? And why should you care? and Preference Actio … more →
Bankrupties Up 64 Percent in Nevada
wrote 2 months ago: More bad news for Nevadans as the Las Vegas Review Journal released the latest bankruptcy numbers la … more →
Bankruptcies on the Rise amid Economic Recovery
wrote 2 months ago: U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Still Seeing an Increase in Filings U.S. bankruptcies increased 35% over the … more →
BAPCPA Man introduces you to Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
wrote 2 months ago: BAPCPA Man races under avalanches and leaps across crocodile-infested rivers to introduce you to the … more →
Lenny liquidated in 11?
wrote 3 months ago: An extra $56K, thanks to Bill Buckner. You may have seen recent reports that Lenny Dykstra’s W … more →
Are any debts non-dischargeable in a bankruptcy case in New York?
wrote 3 months ago: The goal of a bankruptcy case is to get the discharge. This is true whether your bankruptcy is in B … more →
Bankruptcy Mistakes: Don't do these things before you file for bankruptcy in New York
wrote 3 months ago: Bankruptcy is often a counter-intuitive process. Some things that seem innocuous or insignificant m … more →
