Bankruptcy

Am I Allowed to Refile My Chapter 13 Case
With the recent rise in gas prices and the ripple effect resulting in increased costs of many goods and services, Chapter 13 debtors may very well discover that a payment plan which worked a year ago no longer works at all...

What Happens to Car Loan if Chapter 13 is Dismissed for Non-Payment
What happens to your car loan if your Chapter 13 gets dismissed three or four years into your plan. I recently received a question about this on my Atlanta Bankruptcy blog. The debtor, named Melanie, is a single mom who lost her job following knee surgery...

How Do You Know if Your Chapter 13 is Dismissed and Is there Anything You Can Do
As you know, Chapter 13 requires on-going payments to the trustee. What happens if you get laid off from work? Is your case dismissed automatically? How do you find out? Because your bankruptcy is part of a legal process, very little will happen without notice being given to you...

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics Part II
In Part 1 of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Basics, I answered some of the basic questions about what a Chapter 11 is. This series continues with a discussion of some of the things that a Chapter 11 can do...

The Quiet Revolution: The Presidents Faith-Based and Community Initiative
New report from the White House: Letter From President Bush Executive Summary Chapter 1: A Determined Attack On Need Chapter 2: Transforming Government Chapter 3: Strengthening America's Nonprofit Sector Chapter 4: Measurement Matters Chapter 5: Taking Root Across America The...

Converting from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13
One of the things left intact by BAPCPA, the 2005 bankruptcy act, is the ability to convert from one chapter of the bankruptcy code to another.  Thus, even though you filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy, you can convert it to a chapter 13 if you need to do so...