Blog Posts in Bankruptcy

If you're in a financially tenuous situation, filing for bankruptcy can help you get a fresh start. The two most common types of bankruptcy are Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Pursuing ...

If you’re facing insurmountable debt and feel as if you have nowhere left to turn, there’s probably one word that comes to mind— bankruptcy . Although the word has a certain taboo quality to it, ...

If you’re behind on your finances, you may be getting bombarded with calls from creditors. While it’s easy enough to ignore the calls or hit cancel on your smartphone, every single call can be a ...

When a person files for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, they are afforded a protection known as an "automatic stay." In simple terms, an automatic stay is a court injunction which immediately ...

Last week, a bankruptcy court approved the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion. This sale marks the end of their Chapter 11 reorganization process, which began in the summer of 2011. Frank ...

People and cities alike financially overcommitted themselves during the first decade of the second millennium. Certainly all seemed well in the central California city of Stockton, where city managers ...