Will Bankruptcy Affect My Retirement Money?
Before changes were made to the bankruptcy laws on October 17, 2005, there were rumors abound that it would become very difficult for the average person to file bankruptcy. Did …
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Before changes were made to the bankruptcy laws on October 17, 2005, there were rumors abound that it would become very difficult for the average person to file bankruptcy. Did …
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This really nice man is sitting across from me in my office and says that has been sued “a few times” and he didn’t do anything about it. Now he …
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I am frequently asked by people if it is possible to file bankruptcy a second time in a lifetime or even a third time. The answer to both questions is …
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I would like to examine a subject that is reasonably uncomplicated but very important: debt and your family.
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I met with a nice, hardworking, married mother of three young children today. She and her husband own a modest house in a good neighborhood with a mortgage.They have an older pickup truck and a not-so-new SUV, both with reasonable payments. Both husband and wife are working now, though the husband’s prior unemployment had put them behind the eight ball financially: They have almost $75,000 in unsecured credit consisting of loans and credit cards. They are not paying the debt at this time, and they are being hounded. Since they are not paying the debt, I was curious as to how much money was coming into the household every month. The total is over $6000 net, that means after all the deductions that come out of their paychecks for taxes, insurance, and retirement. I know what you are thinking: Over $6,000.00? That is a lot of money. So I looked at their typical monthly expenses, not including the credit cards and loans above. And it turns out that after those typical expenses, there is about $600.00 per month left over to pay on this debt. Of course, the minimum monthly payment on these debts was over $1,500.00 per month, so there was no way that they could afford to pay anywhere near that. After reviewing the numbers with them, I gave them an option: how about filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy? Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy, we could get those payments down to $600.00 per month, a savings of $900.00 per month from the $1,500. 00. It would also save them tens of thousands of dollars over the course of the five year plan. What a wonderful idea! At least, I thought so. …