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After your bankruptcy trustee hearing–the goal line is in sight
You’re in sight of the goal line. It’s two months and two weeks ahead. At your bankruptcy trustee hearing–called the section 341 hearing...
Robert Weed
Dec 5, 20103 min read
Bankruptcy, Mortgage Companies, Your Credit Report Code Q
On your after-bankruptcy credit report, your mortgage is the account most likely to be wrong. What the mortgage companies do is far...
Robert Weed
Nov 27, 20102 min read


Your after bankruptcy credit report: HSBC won’t show bankruptcy
You won’t get that clear field for the future if your after bankruptcy credit report isn’t right. If one of your debts is HSBC, your...
Robert Weed
Nov 22, 20102 min read
After bankruptcy: They won't send bill and won't talk to me
Here are two forms that you might need after your bankruptcy. One to ask your bank to keep billing you for your car loan and one for...
Robert Weed
Oct 28, 20101 min read
Before bankruptcy: Why I like experian.com/reportaccess
Before bankruptcy, I like to meet with you and go over your credit report. The credit report I like best is at...
Robert Weed
Oct 17, 20102 min read
Loan mod papers lost for the third time? Don't take it personally.
As a Virginia bankruptcy lawyer, I’ve talked to three hundred people who’ve gotten loan modifications. (Most before they filed...
Robert Weed
Oct 17, 20103 min read
Filing bankruptcy in Virginia gets harder November 1
You can thank the bank lobbyists who wrote the 2005 bankruptcy law for this cute trick. When times get tough, filing bankruptcy gets...
Robert Weed
Oct 14, 20102 min read
Don't file bankruptcy until March if you get a big refund.
This time of year, you need to be very careful about filing bankruptcy in Virginia if you get big tax refunds. Why? Virginia law has a...
Robert Weed
Oct 11, 20102 min read


Leslie beats a warrant in debt in Court
How Leslie Beat a Warrant In Debt Leslie, not her real name, came to see me two months ago about filing for bankruptcy. It was clear,...
Robert Weed
Sep 30, 20102 min read
After my bankruptcy hearing: Pay the car. Pay the HOA.
After your hearing with the bankruptcy trustee–called the “meeting of creditors”–here are two things you need to know. Pay the car...
Robert Weed
Sep 6, 20103 min read
Paying for help with loan mods
Generally I don’t recommend paying for help with loan mods. Two reasons. I think people can do pretty well on their own. And the...
Robert Weed
Sep 6, 20102 min read
Before Bankruptcy: Do You Need to Change Banks?
As a Virginia Bankruptcy lawyer, I often tell my clients to “change banks.” Why? If you have been hit with and ignored a warrant in...
Robert Weed
Aug 29, 20102 min read


Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure?
Do I need to file bankruptcy after foreclosure? For some people, the answer is obvious. If there was a second mortgage on...
Robert Weed
Aug 21, 20103 min read
Year after bankruptcy, Beth Ann still in house
Beth Ann (not her real name) asked me to be her Virginia bankruptcy lawyer in December, 2008. She was self employed, a single mom, with...
Robert Weed
Aug 8, 20102 min read
Lawyer Klinette Kindred named bankruptcy trustee
The Bankruptcy Law Office of Robert Weed is proud to announce that Klinette Kindred has been named a bankruptcy trustee. Kindred joins...
Robert Weed
Aug 1, 20101 min read


Before bankruptcy: beating a warrant in debt
Bill, not his real name, is filing bankruptcy with me in October. (He needs a couple more months to finish everything to get his...
Robert Weed
Jul 29, 20104 min read


After bankruptcy: Is Donald Trump Embarrassed?
Donald Trump isn’t embarrassed and he’s worth $2.7 billion. Donald Trump’s casinos, Trump Entertainment Resorts, emerged from Chapter 11...
Robert Weed
Jul 25, 20102 min read
How "Avoid Bankruptcy" plan avoids Virginia consumer protection law
After talking with a lady yesterday, we’ll call her Jerri, I went to the website of Greenshield Financial Services. Here’s what they say...
Robert Weed
Jul 21, 20102 min read
Before bankruptcy: outlaw debt collectors
People who need to file bankruptcy are often abused by debt collectors. CNN Money reported Saturday that complaints against debt...
Robert Weed
Jul 12, 20102 min read


Before bankruptcy, can I spend down my money?
Suppose, when you are filing bankruptcy in Virginia, you have too much cash. You can turn it over to the bankruptcy court to divide...
Robert Weed
Jul 6, 20102 min read
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