Discharging student loan debt in bankruptcy?
Just a few months ago, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a Wisconsin man claiming a bankruptcy court improperly denied the discharge of $260,000 in student…
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Being an attorney who handles both bankruptcies and evictions comes with certain advantages – it can be handy to understand the strengths and drawbacks of both areas of law when…
Read moreBankruptcy may be the trump card in foreclosure cases
I have rarely run across anyone excited about filing for bankruptcy, but a hard truth is that consumers in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure may want to seriously…
Read moreBankruptcy and evictions
Tenants facing eviction clearly have financial problems and, of course, people struggling with paying their bills sometimes file for bankruptcy. If a tenant files for bankruptcy while a landlord is…
Read moreBankruptcy and student loans?
It has come as no surprise to a lot of college graduates – the cost of higher education has gone up and that often means people are carrying more student…
Read moreIs discharging student loans in bankruptcy possible?
With all the talk about how people are struggling with student debt, it seems only natural for folks to try to find ways to get out from under it. First,…
Read morePutting a value on real estate in uncertain markets
One problem I have run across in divorce cases has to do with putting a value on real property. Real estate values are more than a bit difficult to hit…
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