Do I really need an attorney to file for bankruptcy? If you are asking yourself this question, then chances are you have already decided you need debt relief, but at what cost? Are you willing to risk losing the things you have worked for like your house, car, retirement or even just that family heirloom? […]
John Oliver, host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” did an expose on the debt-purchasing industry. These are companies who purchase delinquent, often extremely old, debt that a consumer owes to a creditor for pennies (or fractions of a penny) on the dollar. Last Week Tonight purchased $15 million dollars of delinquent medical debt owed by […]
Some people worry that when they file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, they will lose their property. The truth is that most of the cases handled by a qualified Chapter 7 bankruptcy lawyer in Springfield Missouri are actually “no asset cases.” This means that the trustee does not actually liquidate any assets at all. The bankruptcy system requires […]
One of the most common questions our clients have before filing a bankruptcy case is, “Can I keep my guns?” Until recently, many people chose not to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Springfield Missouri for fear of losing firearms. Fortunately, a recent court decision in Missouri expanded protections for guns in bankruptcy cases. Licata Bankruptcy […]
This year a very generous and big-hearted group came to my home with lots of presents. They just kept going back and forth bringing more and more in from their vehicle. I was amazed. Trying hard to hold back the tears as they delivered these gifts to our family. I was so dreading Christmas morning […]
According to the American Bankruptcy Institute 675,351 consumer bankruptcy petitions were filed during the first six months of 2009. That’s a 36.5 percent increase from the first six months of 2008. Washington states the worst days of this recession are over and the economy is improving. We respectfully disagree. On a daily basis, we see […]
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