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Co-Debtor Stay When Only One Spouse Files Bankruptcy

Very often the impetus to commencing a New Jersey bankruptcy is to stop collection efforts by the IRS of the state taxing authority. Upon filing a...

The point of a chapter 13 bankruptcy is to require people that have extra money at the end of the month to repay at least a portion of their debt. The Bankruptcy Code uses an analytical approach (the...

Modifying a Car Loan with Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

A Debtor filing a chapter 13 bankruptcy has a lot of tools available to give the him or her some breathing room. One area in which relief can be...

When clients first meet with an attorney, bankruptcy procedures may seem intimidating or overwhelming. Earlier this week I met with my first client in our recently opened office in Hackensack, New...

Earlier this week I met with my first client in our recently opened Hackensack office. She had a very common question: What can I do about this Default Judgment...is the creditor going to garnish my...

Custodial accounts are a frequent issue bankruptcylaw centers handle.Custodial accounts are funds in which one person sets up an account, funds it with money or other property, and controls the...

How Will Filing Bankruptcy Affect My Credit?

Inevitably every bankruptcy client that I meet with asks how filing for bankruptcy will affect their credit and if they can keep a credit card open after...

Typically a New Jersey Chapter 7 debtor only needs to attend one event during the bankruptcy proceeding, which is commonly referred to as the Meeting of Creditors. Creditors have a right to appear at...

New Jersey Fair Foreclosure Act

Before a lender can initiate foreclosure proceedings in the State of New Jersey, it must notify a borrower of its intent and provide the borrower some very specific...

Financial lawyers hear this one all the time: Can creditors take funds if they're held in a joint account? The answer is a little complicated.