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I often meet both borrowers who wish to file bankruptcy and co-signers who wish to file for bankruptcy. What happens?

Outside of bankruptcy, the rule is that a co-signer can be held liable for any...

Contemplating filing for bankruptcy can be a daunting process. So many myths and misconceptions surround the bankruptcy process that it is truly important to understand bankruptcy fact and fiction...

Prior to filing consumer bankruptcy you should obtain a copy of your credit report. Our New Jersey Bankruptcy Firm Department's practice is to request a list of creditors and then also order a credit...

If you have recently inherited money after filing bankruptcy, you may be wondering what happens to that money.

Inheritances are treated differently depending on when it is received and what type of...

How a Bankruptcy Attorney Can Help Protect Your Retirement

A qualified bankruptcy attorney can help protect your retirement assets including your pension and other retirement investments, but what...

Many people considering bankruptcy already support elderly parents, whether they reside in this country or another country. These people often fear that the bankruptcy court will not permit them to...

Income taxes which have met certain criteria are personably dischargeable in bankruptcy. If the IRS has filed a lien on property, however, then the lien remains unless some action is taken to void it...

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...

Older Americans are doing something that their generation has never done before: filing for bankruptcy in masses. The so-called "baby boomer" generation is now facing greater financial instability...

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...