If you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments and your lender is unwilling to negotiate a solution, you may be facing foreclosure. In a foreclosure proceeding, the lender reclaims possession of a property because the homeowner has stopped making payments on their mortgage. As a result, the homeowner must forfeit the rights to the […]
Why File Chapter 7 in Minnesota? People run into financial problems for many different reasons like job loss, divorce, diminished income, or costly medical bills. Sometimes it can seem like there’s no way out. But declaring bankruptcy might provide the right solution for you to recover from these events. Depending on your situation, different types […]
The beginning point of any bankruptcy case is the filing of what is called the petition for relief. The petition contains all the information necessary to tell the court about your current financial situation and supports the request that a judge sign an order saying the debts that are eligible should be discharged. There are […]
The best debt relief option for most clients is through Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Both solutions offer Twin Cities individuals and families the opportunity to get out from under crushing debt, either through a fresh start in Chapter 7 or through debt restructuring and partial repayment with Chapter 13. […]
Easing debtor worries by protecting necessary assets In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a debtor can surrender any nonexempt assets for liquidation, so that the assets can be sold to pay off creditors or pay the trustee their value to keep them. In Chapter 13, non-exempt assets can determine the minimum amount of the debtor’s repayment plan. […]