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Bankruptcy Lawyer With Offices in Jacksonville & Nacogdoches, Texas
FILING BANKRUPTCY- NEW EAST TEXAS OFFICES We are pleased to announce that we now have offices in Jacksonville, Texas and Nacogdoches, Texas (Meetings with a lawyer in Nacogdoches are by appointment only) to serve the needs of our bankruptcy clients in the cities...
Trust Property & Bankruptcy
A decision by Judge Parker out of the Tyler Division of the Eastern District of Texas dealt with the issue of whether or not property distributed to a beneficiary of a trust was property of the bankruptcy estate. DEBTOR PROTECTION The case involved a Debtor who...
What Happens to My Income Tax Refund in a Chapter 13?
INCOME TAX AND BANKRUPTCY EAST TEXAS If the Debtor in a Chapter 13 case has been required to file federal income tax returns in the years prior to the filing of bankruptcy, then a refund amount for future years is estimated based on these refunds and circumstances...
Are Debt Settlement and Negotiation Agencies Recommended
DEBT SETTLEMENT AND DEBT NEGOTIATION It is virtually impossible to turn on the television or radio without hearing or seeing an advertisement for debt settlement. The companies that advertise their services for debt settlement offer a myriad of different...
Chapter 13 Trustee Online Case Status System
KEEP TRACK OF YOUR CHAPTER 13 PAYMENTS FROM YOUR HOME If you are a Debtor in a Chapter 13 case there is an easy way for you to keep track of the payments you have made toward your plan of reorganization by going to the Chapter 13 Trustee's website. This website...
About Your Chapter 13 Plan Payments
CHAPTER 13 PAYMENTS All Chapter 13 Plan payments are due thirty (30) days after the bankruptcy is filed. If you are employed, then a Motion will be filed with the Bankruptcy Court asking for an Order to be served on your employer requiring that the bankruptcy plan...
Required Counseling When Filing for Bankruptcy
BANKRUPTCY COUNSELING There are two required counseling sessions that a person must complete before receiving a discharge of their debts under the bankruptcy code. The first of these counseling sessions must be completed prior to the filing of the bankruptcy case....
Notice of Missing Documents from Bankruptcy Court
YOUR BANKRUPTCY DOCUMENTS There are two required counseling sessions that must be completed by every Debtor prior to receiving a discharge of their debts. We often have clients call us advising that they have received a document from the bankruptcy court titled...
Incurring New Debt in a Chapter 13 Case
New Debt in Chapter 13 Case A Debtor cannot acquire new debt while in an active Chapter 13 case without receiving approval of the Chapter 13 Trustee and/or the Bankruptcy Court. Sometimes circumstances dictate that you must acquire new debt during a pending Chapter...
Post-Petition Mortgage Payments
MORTGAGE PAYMENT If you are in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and you are making mortgage payments, your plan of reorganization requires that those payments be made in a timely manner. When we use the term "post-petition" mortgage payments we are referring to those...
