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Without question, one thing on people’s minds who are married and have debt problems is the fear that bankruptcy may lead to divorce. With almost twenty five years of experience as an Indiana bankruptcy attorney, I can put those fears Read More

One of the attorneys in my Indiana bankruptcy law office was chatting with me the other day. She told me that almost all her bankruptcy clients express the same sentiment at some point in their initial bankruptcy meeting: "I never Read More

Last month’s Fortune magazine reported on the credit crunch. The reporter remarked that it’s not just Americans who are having difficulties related to mortgages and debt in general. "British consumers are just as overstretched as Americans", Fortune reports, with credit Read More

As part of filing bankruptcy, the law requires "pre-filing bankruptcy counseling". This education has to be taken from an approved credit counseling agency, and it must take place within the six months before the bankruptcy case is filed. I found, Read More

In an earlier blog, I explained how a bankruptcy attorney gets certified by the American Board of Certification. I noted how, in every profession, it seems there are only a few who do the extra work and fulfill all the Read More

Working as an Indiana bankruptcy attorney, I am certainly not alone! One peek at the phone book under the letter "b" will reveal that there are many, many attorneys in Indiana who are offering to handle bankruptcy cases. One way Read More

Of the two kinds of bankruptcy commonly filed by individuals, Chapter 13 is the one that doesn’t repossess assets of the person, but instead allows the debtor to make payments over several years. Before the bankruptcy court gives its approval Read More

In my work as an Indiana bankruptcy attorney, I often find that, while one person may be coming to me for help, there are other people to consider. I don’t mean just considering the feelings of family members or Significant Read More

As I was explaining in an earlier blog, bankruptcy mostly comes in “cans”, meaning that there are many forms of debt relief that bankruptcy can help with. During my almost twenty five years practicing bankruptcy law in Indiana, I myself Read More

I always get a lot of "I heard that…" statements whenever people find out that I’m a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana. Many people, never having given much thought to the subject until their debt problems overwhelmed them, are misinformed. They Read More

I’ve been working as a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana for more years than I care to count. Try as I might, I can’t remember any time in the past when there were more stories in the paper and on TV Read More

Bankruptcy is a federal court process. As a bankruptcy attorney in Indiana, I explain to people that the whole idea behind the process is to help consumers and businesses eliminate their debts or gain time to repay them. As part Read More