Wait a minute! How would filing bankruptcy be an investment in my future? The answer is that if you are not doing well now financially, it’s the perfect time to file bankruptcy in order to get rid of debts. If you owe debts that you cannot afford to pay but don’t have any wages that […]
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Do I Need to Include My Spouse’s Income when I File Bankruptcy?
The short answer is generally “yes.” When a married person consults with me as a bankruptcy attorney in my office in the Bay Area, sometimes they want to file bankruptcy under their name alone. They do NOT want to file with their spouse or include their spouse’s income. A common example is a second marriage […]
Bankruptcy Can Solve Your Financial Problems without Embarrassment
Many, if not most, people who have serious financial problems are embarrassed by those problems, but they are even more embarrassed by considering bankruptcy as a solution. However, you should not be embarrassed by using bankruptcy to fix your financial problems. It is completely understandable that you are embarrassed because you can’t pay your debts, […]
File Bankruptcy to Eliminate Your Unaffordable Credit Card Debt
Have you gotten over your head in credit card debt? If so, bankruptcy might be the solution for you. You can eliminate your credit card debts with a chapter 7 bankruptcy, usually without paying anything for those debts. Many people are solicited for credit cards as soon as they turn 18 years old. At that […]
Bankruptcy can Get Rid of Old Taxes After Tax Time
Bankruptcy can eliminate “old” taxes. It’s that time again when we all have to settle up with the IRS and the California Franchise Tax Board (FTB). If you owe the IRS or FTB debts for old taxes, you can eliminate those debts with a chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy. Taxes that can be eliminated must […]
Bankruptcy Misconceptions
If you have serious financial problems, there is a very good chance that bankruptcy would be your best solution. But many people are afraid to file bankruptcy because they think it would ruin their credit or that it’s just for deadbeats. These myths are simply not true. If you are in serious financial trouble, your […]
Solve Your Financial Problems without Embarrassment
Many, if not most, people who have serious financial problems are embarrassed by those problems, but they are even more embarrassed by considering bankruptcy as a solution. However, you should not be embarrassed by using bankruptcy to fix your financial problems. It is completely understandable that you are embarrassed because you can’t pay your debts, […]
Prevent Getting Ripped Off in Debt Consolidation
You can lower your total debt payments, like credit card and medical debts, by consolidating your debts. There are many debt consolidation companies, and a lot of them will rip you off. However, you can use chapter 13 bankruptcy as a debt consolidation without the fear of being ripped off by a dishonest company. As […]