Bankruptcy

Shame and Embarrassment and Humiliation and Bankruptcy in Arizona

By Joseph McDaniel, Esq.

I keep a big box of tissues on my desk.

And most people eventually get through the emotional barriers that make it hard for them to think clearly about bankruptcy as a path to a fresh start.

Recently on very nice lady said she didn't want her mother to find out about the filing. She said her mother would say, "I raised you better than that!"

I suggested that her mother might well be unhappy with her decision, but that her mother would still love her.

Might guilt her a little at Thanksgiving Dinner, but she'd still love her, and she'd get over it.

After all, mom always has the option of paying off all the debt.

But that's not a practical solution in most cases, of course.

NOTHING HERE CONSTITUTES LEGAL ADVICE RE A CHAPTER 7, CHAPTER 13, CHAPTER 11, OR CHAPTER 12. FIND AN ARIZONA BANKRUPTCY LAWYER WHO IS BOARD CERTIFIED IN BANKRUPTCY LAW, AV RATED, AVVO 10 RATED, ON SUPERLAWYERS, OR JUST VERY EXPERIENCED AND A FORMER CHAIR OF SOME BANKRUPTCY SECTION OR COMMITTEE. NOTHING HERE MAY BE USED AS LEGAL ADVICE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BANKRUPTCY, WHETHER THAT BANKRUPTCY IS IN PHOENIX, GLENDALE, TEMPE, MESA, SCOTTSDALE, OR ANYWHERE ELSE.

Full post as published by Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney Blog on May 16, 2010 (boomark / email).