In re: Radcliffe, No. 08-2885 (4/23/09).
Appeal, N.D. Ind., Hammond Div. Affirmed.
District Court did not err in granting debtor's motion to enforce automatic stay provisions of bankruptcy code where creditor-pension fund announced to...
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Obama’s Mortgage relief plan
Barack Obama laid out his plan of attack to help solve or lessen the impact of the mortgage/real estate crisis that has haunted millions of homeowners. It is a $75 billion multi-pronged attack. It will help make it easier to afford their...
Obama to lay out mortgage relief plan thru Chapter 13 bankruptcy
President Obama is expected to lay out his strategy this Wednesday to help curb home foreclosures through Chapter 13 loan modifications. He is slated to address this and other factors of the housing crisis that sparked the financial sector...
Rent – past due and future amounts due
Subject: Chicago bankruptcy attorney, law suit, future rent
Question: Hi Terry, Thank you for this service. I'll try to make my questions short. I owned a...
cosigner and vehicle payments in bankruptcy
There is often some confusion with cosigned vehicles and a bankruptcy filing.One questioner asked me : "my ex if filing for bankruptcy and he is the co signer on my car and he wants to add that in to the bankruptcy. will they repo my car or...
debt relief agencies
The first federal appeals court has struck down a provision of BAPCPA that limits what lawyers may say to their clients who are contemplating bankruptcy.
In the case of Milavetz v. U.S., the 8th...
Homestead exemption caselaw
7th Circuit Case In re: Belcher, No. 07-2174 (12/31/08). Appeal, S.D. Ill. Rev'd.Dist. Ct. erred in finding that bankrupt debtor was eligible for homestead exemption under 735 ILCS 5/12-901 even though...
Better Business Bureau Tips
As a member of the Better Business Bureau, I occasionally get tips from them.Today, I received a list of the top ten scams from 2008.
Among them, #3 was Mortgage foreclosure scams, and right behind at #4 was Illegitimate credit repair &...
7th Circuit bankruptcy law case
This is good news for debtors. Debtors are allowed to take the standard ownership deduction on the means test calculation for vehicles that are paid in full.
7th Circuit Cases Civil -...
Bankruptcy Attorney offices around Chicago, Illinois
With the coming new year, we anticipate a surge in business. After all, holiday bills will be coming due, people will make New Year's resolutions to get their finances in order, not to mention tax refund time as well.
I wanted to...