May 26, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Over the last decade, major retailers struggled to find their footing. Online shopping forced many brick and mortar companies to rethink how they conducted business. Then, disaster struck. This coronavirus pandemic has unleashed chaos not only in the lives of...
Jul 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Julie and Tom Both had good jobs but had gotten behind on their car loans and all three cars were repossessed. Without transportation they would both lose their jobs. Filed chapter 13. All cars returned within 4 business days.
Jul 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
George Foreclosure to occur in 10 days Filed chapter 13 Foreclosure stopped After filing George was able to do a home loan modification. He stopped the foreclosure by filing chapter 13 and then he lowered his payments by getting a home loan...
Jul 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Client one: John and Debbie Both retired on social security Total income $2,025 Total unsecured Debt: $87,176. They were trapped by minimum payments Filed chapter 13 Monthly payment $150 per month Term: 36 months
May 30, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more, and spending less. Certainly, these are critical topics for our financial...
Apr 25, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more, and spending less. Certainly, these are critical topics for our financial...
Apr 16, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Toys “R” Us is frequently a topic in the news. Since the toy giant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September of 2017, the fate of the company has been up in the air. In March the company announced its plans to shut down operations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. All...
Mar 14, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more, and spending less. Certainly, these are critical topics for our financial...
Feb 21, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending less. Certainly, these are critical topics for our financial futures,...
Feb 12, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Bankruptcy Stories: The daily newspaper, the Boston Herald filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy on December 8, 2017. The paper, founded in 1846, cited pension liabilities, declining revenue, digital media, and growing competition as reasons for its decision to file....
Jan 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending less. Certainly, these are critical topics for our financial futures,...
Dec 23, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello again dear reader! Welcome to our December Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending...
Dec 4, 2017 | Miscellaneous
In Sandra Slater v. United States Steel Corporation, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned its own precedent in regard to the standard for determining when judicial estoppel may be applied when a bankruptcy debtor fails to disclose a civil claim in...
Nov 23, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Toys “R” Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 18, 2017. The toy retailer seeks to reorganize its debt load, which at the time of filing totaled over $5 billion. Vendors have resumed shipping big-name products to the stores and the shelves are now...
Nov 22, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Vitamin World, a retailer of vitamins and health supplements, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 11, 2017. In its bankruptcy petition, the corporation identified 51 of its 334 stores that have plans to close during the bankruptcy process. Prior to the case...
Nov 22, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello again dear reader! Welcome to our November Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending...
Nov 21, 2017 | Miscellaneous
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that debt collectors can use bankruptcy proceedings to attempt collection on debts that are so old that the statute of limitations to bring a lawsuit for payment has expired. A divided court in Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson held...
Nov 7, 2017 | Miscellaneous
In a recent ruling, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia denied the Trustee’s motion to reopen a case so that he could sell debtor’s unexempt property to create a fund from which to pay creditors. (In re Fauvie, 2017 BL 212714, Bankr. S.D. Ga.,...
Oct 17, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello again dear reader! Welcome to our October Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending...
Sep 30, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Welcome to our September Edition of Random Acts of Kindness #2! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more, and...
Sep 20, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello again dear reader! Welcome to our September Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending...
Aug 21, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Welcome to our August Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending less....
Jul 19, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Hello dear reader! Welcome to our July Edition of Random Acts of Kindness! Thank you for following our blog. We share information here about getting out of debt, the benefits of bankruptcy, and tips on savvy financial management, saving more and spending less....
Jun 29, 2017 | Miscellaneous
In a recent ruling, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia denied U.S. Bank’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings in an Adversarial Proceeding filed in Debtor’s Chapter 13 case. In James Edwin Hicks v. U.S. Bank (In Re: Hicks) the Bankruptcy Court...
Jun 15, 2017 | Miscellaneous
In a recent ruling, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia ordered relief from the Automatic Stay allowing a contentious family law case in the Superior Court to move forward. Debtor filed a Chapter 11 reorganization bankruptcy, In Re: J. Timothy...
