Our Claremont personal bankruptcy attorneys have written here before about the dangers of deceiving a bankruptcy court. Some of the consequences of deceit include having your bankruptcy discharge revoked, which means you are no longer protected from the debts that were discharged; creditors may still go after you, even though you’ve done the hard work [...]

As Redlands foreclosure defense attorneys, we advise clients with tax debts to tread very carefully when they file for bankruptcy. Unlike most other debts, tax debts cannot usually be discharged in bankruptcy, and the IRS has the power to interfere with a proposed bankruptcy plan. That was the case in Pierrotti v. United States, a [...]

Question: Are you required to submit bank statements and receipts for all transactions during bankruptcy? Answer: No, you are not required to submit bank statements and receipts for all transactions unless requested by your trustee.  You are required to prove your income to your trustee each month, so that your trustee can calculate your surplus [...]

The past few months have seen a severe uptick in Chapter 13 bankruptcy issues coming to us from Westchester consumers.  Perhaps it’s the high volume of home ownership in Westchester that’s bringing people to an attorney looking for relief.  Maybe it’s the unemployment rate coupled with a high cost of living that’s so prevalent in [...]