法律知識
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...
2048 8/22/2013
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...
1881 8/22/2013
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 ...
2024 8/22/2013
MEANS TEST TREATMENT OF VEHICLE & SECURED DEBT EXPENSES ...
The new bankruptcy law provides for a “means test” to determine bankruptcy eligibility using a system of allowable deductions from gro...
2166 8/22/2013
ARE TAX REFUNDS SUBJECT TO TURNOVER TO CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE...
What happens to income tax refunds when a debtor files for Chapter 13 relief? This is an interesting question, indeed. First, distingu...
2703 8/22/2013
贓款購墓地洗錢 充公
一名捲入工作簽證欺詐的華裔律師，使用所得非法資金購買空置墓地和墓碑，15日宣判，刑期十個月。53歲的吳偉曼（Joseph Wai-Man Wu，音譯）是前East West Law Group主席，之...
3513 5/4/2017
破產將停止所有的無禮收債騷擾
長期的經濟衰退已經迫使收債員去創新，甚至濫用收賬力度。用監禁威脅未能支付債務的債務人，似乎是一些州收債員的一個共同策略。有些州顯然沒有廢除規定債務人牢獄法律。幸運的...
2982 11/7/2016
IS MONEY FROM WORKERS’ COMPENSATION EXEMPT IN BANKRUPTCY...
Let's say that you injured yourself because of your work. After some time, it is determined that you are entitled to receive $200,000 ...
1780 8/22/2013
NOT EVERY OMISSION IN BANKRUPTCY PETITION AMOUNTS TO FALSE OATH...
Section 727(a)(4)(A) provides that the court shall grant the debtor a discharge unless “the debtor knowingly and fraudulently, in or i...
1830 8/22/2013
IS “TOTTEN” TRUST PROPERTY OF BANKRUPTCY ESTATE?
A ‘TOTTEN’ trust is a savings account trust established by a person for his son or daughter. To illustrate, you have a 1- year old son...
2601 8/22/2013
IS ABANDONED HOMESTEAD EXEMPT IN BANKRUPTCY
The situation we are going to discuss involves a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor who has abandoned her residence which has substantial equ...
1604 8/22/2013
HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY OF FINANCES REQUIRED FOR BK DISCHARGE...
I cannot overemphasize the need for debtors to be honest and transparent in their financial transactions when they file for bankruptcy...
1462 8/22/2013
公司老板是否要對公司的債務負責
如果一個公司還不起其債務，該公司的債權人是否能合法地要求申請破產救濟的業主支付公司的債務？例如，Nobama 從Netflix的股票在過去45天裡翻了一番，他用這些利潤購買柯達...
2998 8/22/2013
第13章勾銷留置權的判決內容
當房價是一路下滑，許多業主都能夠申請第13章破產擺脫他們的第二順位借貸。這個 勾銷第二和初級順位借貸的過程被稱為LAM議案，開創性案件在ReLAM林在第九巡迴上訴法院首先確...
2594 8/22/2013
用年齡反駁“濫用破產法”
於2005年生效的新破產法帶來了兩個新概念。一個是＂入息審查＂。另一個是＂濫用推定＂。這兩者齊頭並進。 ＂入息審查＂是對債務人的可支配收入計算的方法，以確定債務人是否符合破產...
2386 11/7/2016