Will COVID -19 Impact your Bankruptcy Case? COVID-19 has been affecting various aspects of daily life including the federal, state, and local governments. Although the courts have been slowly adjusting their rules and procedures in light of this pandemic – there are still some uncertainties in current and future debtors as to how they can move forward with their filings. The following are a few guidelines to follow Read More
Bankruptcy
Individuals can file for bankruptcy in a federal court under Chapter 7 ("straight bankruptcy", or liquidation) or Chapter 13 (a "consumer reorganization", or debt adjustment case). (Although individuals can technically file Chapter 11 bankruptcies, those filings are rare. They typically happen if the individual's debt load is too high for a chapter 13 and they do not qualify for a chapter 7). In a Chapter 7 Read More
