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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
When you find yourself in financial ruin, you may decide to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy . However, you will need to qualify for this type of bankruptcy which, depending on your circumstances, may ...
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Posted on May 31, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas announced this week that bankruptcy filings continued to decrease over the past month. When compared to May of 2010, the filings dropped 26 ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By Malaise Law Firm
High unemployment rates and depressed home prices are partly to blame for the high amount of bankruptcies filed in 2010. In total there were 1.53 million, up nine percent from 2009. This is based on ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
Many news sources are reporting on the United States Misery Index , which details the 10 worst cities to live in throughout the country. The Misery Index considers factors like unemployment rates, ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
When people are filing for bankruptcy because they have a great deal of medical debt they may wonder if they can just list their medical debt in their bankruptcy petition and not list out their other ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
After people have filed for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy , the United States Bankruptcy Code requires that they have a three for one hearing. During the hearing, people who are filing for ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
One question that people commonly have when they are considering filing for consumer bankruptcy is "what is liquidation?" and "what assets can be liquated?" These are normal questions and people ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
People who choose to file for consumer bankruptcy , whether it is Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 , often feel bittersweet. That is normal and to be expected. Anytime we have to confront our finances, it can ...
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Posted on May 14, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
According to news sources, the number of bankruptcies filed in the city of San Antonio decreased in the month of April by 2.7% compared to April of 2009. This past April, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for ...
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Posted on Mar 17, 2010 By Malaise Law Firm
If you are one of the millions of Americans facing foreclosure , you should take a moment to contact a Dallas bankruptcy attorney at the Malaise Law Firm about ways to fight foreclosure. While there ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2009 By Malaise Law Firm
A chapter 13 bankruptcy is also called a "reorganization plan" or a "wage earner's plan." A debtor who files a chapter 13 bankruptcy intends to repay all or part of her debts in installments to ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2009 By Malaise Law Firm
In the State of Texas normally the first Tuesday of each month is the designated date to have your house sold or foreclosed upon. Before that arrival date, you will receive correspondence from your ...
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