By Scott Riddle Posted in Chapter 13,Chapter 7There are a few Bankruptcy forums or Q&A sites on the internet that allow people to post general questions about Bankruptcy. Almost on a daily basis people post questions that indicate they are, or intend to, go without a lawyer and do the case themselves. Rarely does this work out well as statistics show that… Continue Reading
By Scott Riddle Posted in Bankruptcy Basics,Chapter 13,Chapter 7No, you will not lose your family pet in a Bankruptcy case. Technically, pets are “personal property” that should be listed in Schedule B. Of course, most of us with pets view them more as members of the family than something like an end table. My goldens and labs have had the run of my… Continue Reading
By Scott Riddle Posted in Bankruptcy Basics,Chapter 11,Chapter 13,Chapter 7Throughout this blog, and most other Bankruptcy blogs and sites, we use the term “Bankruptcy Estate” (or just “Estate”), but what exactly is this “Estate?” In basic term, the Estate is created when a Bankruptcy petition is filed, and it includes all the property of the debtor that an be “administered” by the Trustee as… Continue Reading
