Some people think they can tie their creditors' hands by ignoring requests for payment or by contesting their debts with a credit bureau. They also call my office for help cleaning up their credit reports, which is not a service I offer. If you wish to dispute an entry to your credit report, I suggest you use this letter guide, provided courtesy of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of … [Read more...]
Eliminate Credit Card and Medical Debts in Bankruptcy
October 31, 2012 By
Most of my bankruptcy clients have credit card and medical debts they wish to discharge. It is rare that a personal bankruptcy filing does not include both. To understand the relationship between the two debts, Dēmos, a nonpartisan public policy research and advocacy organization, conducted the 2012 National Survey on Credit Card Debt of Low- and Middle-Income Households this February and … [Read more...]
I don’t want to file, but should I?
August 4, 2009 By
Some people are not good candidates for bankruptcy, including: Those with too many non-exempt assets; for them, we develop asset planning & protection strategies Those who cannot afford to file bankruptcy Those with no income or who have so few non-exempt assets that they are essentially “judgment proof” Those with finances so complicated by trusts and tax shelters … [Read more...]