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...
Read moreWHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND A DEBT SETTLEMENT PLAN? title loans orlando This is a question that arises fairly frequently when our firm discusses non-bankruptcy alternatives with prospective clients. The...
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Read moreRELIEF AVAILABLE FOR SOME DISTRESSED HOMEOWNERS UNDER SETTLEMENT EXECUTED WITH UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL AND UNITED STATES TRUSTEE PROGRAM After years of investigation into abusive mortgage practices of certain lenders by the United States...
Read moreOn May 2, 2012, Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 117, which increased the residential homestead exemption in the State of Georgia from $10,000 to $21,500 for an individual debtor, and from $20,000 to $43,000 for a married debtor. Our...
Read moreThis is a common question that I am asked, sometimes by potential clients, but more often by friends and family of individuals who are in financial trouble, but don’t know at what point it is appropriate to make the recommendation to meet with a...
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