Tommy needs to file bankruptcy. We’ve been holding off  filing his papers for several months.  Why?  Before he talked to me as...

Internet payday loans are illegal in Virginia.  They are a felony.  (In order to make payday loans in Virginia, they have to have a...

The 2007 Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act expires December 31, 2012.   That’s one of the tax cuts, put in place when George Bush was...

People often ask me, what happens after bankruptcy if I . . . Get a big raise… Start a business… Get a big tax refund in future years…...

My bankruptcy law office on Garrisonville Rd, Stafford, VA, is now serving bankruptcy clients in Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania...

“Angie” filed a bankruptcy a couple years ago with some other lawyer.  Her bankruptcy was “dismissed.”  She emailed me yesterday, looking...

My name is Lori Rupp and I’m Mr. Weed’s Chapter 13 paralegal. I’ve been a bankruptcy paralegal since 1998 and before I worked for Mr....

Ken and Mary filed bankruptcy with me three and a half years ago.  They had built back to a credit score in the high six hundreds. Until...

Bankruptcy and real estate taxes:  Counties are desperate Filing bankruptcy gets rid of most of your debts; but it does not necessarily...

About a month after we file your bankruptcy papers, we go with you to your bankruptcy hearing. The U S Trustee’s office here in...

Do I need to file business bankruptcy? A lot of people who think they need to file business bankruptcy really don’t.   They often need to...

Before bankruptcy:  three reasons to change banks When people talk to me about filing bankruptcy, I often tell them to change banks. Here...

You see them eating along side the interstate, and wonder how they dodge the on-rushing traffic.  That’s the “buzzard” — formally known...

When you file bankruptcy, your creditors are required to leave you alone. Section 362 of the bankruptcy law automatically tells them to...

When you file bankruptcy, most banks don’t take it personally.  USAA does. So if you file bankruptcy on a debt to USAA, they may cancel...

Filing bankruptcy got easier in Virginia on July 1.  The exemption for cars increased to six thousand dollars.  Sen. Chap Petersen helped...

One reason to file bankruptcy is to get back to good credit.  Once your credit has gone bad, bankruptcy, for most people, is the fastest...

Bankruptcy exemptions in Virginia got a little better effective July 1, 2011. HB 1422, sponsored by Del Dave Albo (R-Springfield)...

A bankruptcy client sent me a wonderful email yesterday.  “I can finally see light to get on with my life.”  Why?  “I got the job!” Bad...

Many people file bankruptcy right before foreclosure.  Sometimes the timing of the bankruptcy is to get more time to get a loan...