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PLEADING 5th AMENDMENT MAY RESULT IN DENIAL OF BANKRUPTCY ...

Everyone knows that the 5th amendment is the constitutional guarantee against self-incrimination. That amendment guaranties your right...

3435 8/22/2013

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FALSE STATEMENT MUST BE FRAUDULENT & MATERIAL TO WARRANT DENIAL OF BK DISCHARGE...

Section 727(a)(4)(c) states that the court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless… “(4) the debtor knowingly and fraudulently, in ...

2469 8/22/2013

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TRUST DISTRIBUTION IS NOT PART OF BANKRUPTCY ESTATE...

We are going to discuss a situation where debtor files for Chapter 7 relief, and while his petition is pending, debtor finds out that ...

2520 8/22/2013

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TREATMENT OF HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION FEES IN BANKRUPTCY ...

If the HOA is for a rental property, the HOA is not dischargeable whether the fees arise before or after filing of the bankruptcy. If ...

3947 8/22/2013

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OWNING BOAT MAY COST CHAPTER 7 DISCHARGE

Section 707 (a) of the bankruptcy code states that “The court may dismiss a case under this chapter only after notice and a hearing an...

2305 8/22/2013

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LIEN AVOIDANCE DOES NOT REQUIRE EXEMPTION CLAIM

After a judgment is obtained, the next step is to enforce the judgment against the debtor’s assets. The creditor who has obtained a ju...

3079 8/22/2013

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT DAMAGES NOT DISCHARGEABLE IN BANKRUPTCY...

Let’s say that you’re a man who loves women and you own a business distributing lingerie. You require all your women employees to wear...

3701 8/22/2013

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如果企業主申請破產 拖欠員工的薪資這一項債務是否可以免除

經營生意的人有義務支付其雇員的工資。這是大家都知道的。但企業有時並不盈利 。很多時候,企業賠錢,最終申請破產。當企業破產時,他們都沒有能力支付其雇員的工資。因此,企業的...

3107 2/14/2017

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DAUGHTERS’ BANKRUPTCIES FAIL TO SAVE PARENTS’ INVESTMENT PROPERTIES...

Parents sometimes involve their children to refinance houses when push comes to shove in a second to the last attempt to save their pr...

1865 8/22/2013

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建築承包商勝訴 對於客戶的不能免除債務之要求

房地產泡沫破滅以來的建築承包商的生意一直不好。房主可以很容易地得到第二信托貸款來裝修房屋的日子一去不復返了。許多房屋的淨值是負數。即使是一個完美的信用評分的房主亦無...

7234 11/7/2016

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CONTRACTOR WINS AGAINST NONDISCHARGEABILITY CLAIMS OF CLIENT...

The business of building contractors has been bad since the housing bubble burst. Gone are the days when homeowners can easily get a 2...

3421 8/22/2013

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誰將擁有 破產債務人的龐氏利潤?

如今,它是這麼辛苦才有錢賺。在經濟好的日子裡,直到2007年之前,房地產泡沫破滅和次級抵押貸款危機開始之前,要賺錢只需要用零頭款買一個房子,等待兩個月,賣掉它,彷彿通過魔...

3141 8/22/2013

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STEP UP IN CHAPTER 13 PLAN PAYMENTS AFTER PLAN CONFIRMATION...

Once the Chapter 13 plan payment is confirmed, the amount is fixed in stone, right? For example, if the court confirms your chapter 13...

2576 8/22/2013

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BANKRUPTCY STOPS ALL ABUSIVE COLLECTION EFFORTS

The long recession has forced even debt collectors to resort to innovative but abusive collection efforts. Threatening debtors with im...

2757 8/22/2013

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DISHONEST CHAPTER 13 DEBTOR RIGHT TO DISMISS CASE NOT ABSOLUTE...

Normally, Chapter 13 debtors can get out of or dismiss their Chapter 13 cases almost as a matter of right. On the other hand, Chapter ...

2923 8/22/2013