On August 23, 2019, president Trump signed the “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need” act of 2019. The passage of this act fixed a loophole in the 2005 Bankruptcy Code which shielded Social Security income and other income received under...
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Our firm has been meeting with more and more elderly or retired individuals who are experiencing financial difficulty due to the actions of family, friends, or hired caregivers. Many individuals who are retired, disabled, or on a source of fixed...
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While the economy appears to be in good shape, our firm has noticed some disturbing financial trends that are similar in nature to those trends that led to the last recession. While mortgage lending is much more conservative than it was in the...
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As 2018 draws to a close, and 2019 begins in the midst of economic and political turmoil, now is a good time to address our financial environment, and disclose recent developments/trends which are now manifesting themselves in Bankruptcy Court...
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Terry Leiden served in the United States Army as a Captain, with several foreign tours. Zane’s wife, Cindy, is presently a Major in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Gordon. As a result, the fair treatment of our military men and women...
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Recent observations by our firm of cases in the Augusta Division Bankruptcy Court, as well as information obtained from across the nation, have revealed increase in consumers who access the bankruptcy courts by way of Internet bankruptcy...
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Since the beginning of 2018, our firm has noticed a significant increase in the number of pro se bankruptcy cases. Unfortunately, many of these cases are dismissed within the first 60 days for failure to adhere to the filing requirements imposed...
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Ads abound on television and the Internet offering to provide consumers with their free credit score. These ads lead consumers to believe that the failure to monitor their credit score is negligent, and could result in the denial of credit in the...
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The Southern District of Georgia, which includes Richmond, Columbia and Burke County among others, usually ranks near the top of the other federal districts in the percentage of Chapter 13 cases which are filed. There are certain circumstances in...
Read moreConsumers are routinely recommended to check their credit, and not just to evaluate their scores. The information that is listed on your credit report will be the first resource used by a potential lender in evaluating a consumer’s credit. In...
Read morePrevious articles on this website have the progression of a debt collection lawsuit from judgment to eventually the attachment of liens to real property, bank account seizures, and wage garnishments. Unfortunately, many consumers fail to protect...
Read moreSince the Bankruptcy Reform of 2005, additional requirements were imposed upon consumer debtors who filed chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. One of those requirements is that debtors must provide their most recent income tax returns to the...
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