50 Cent Owes $855,091 to Mother of Child He Sired: G Units’s Bankruptcy Attorney Says, “oy, Vey!”

According to the August 4, 2015 Wall Street Journal Article, Mr. Jackson owes domestic support obligations, in this instance, Child Support, to a former romantic attachment, named Daphne Narvaez. The child of Mr. Jackson and Ms. Narvaez is named Sire.  Sire was born in September of 2012. Numerous articles suggested that 50 Cent did not originally acknowledge his parentage of Sire.  Although the child’s birth certificate named the child, “Sire Jackson”, 50 Cent did not sign the birth certificate.  However, subsequent postings of photographs of Read More +

50 Cent Battles in Bankruptcy Court to Save His Connecticut Mention: Former Home of Iron Mike Tyson is Subject in 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Filing

In 2003, 50 Cent purchased his home at 50 Poplar Hill Drive, in Connecticut, for $4.1 million dollars.  The Seller was former boxer Mike Tyson. The home has 21 bedrooms and 25 bathrooms.  It features a screening room, dance club or disco, casino, an indoor pool, gymnasium, and a basketball court.  The house spans 51,657 square feet. After purchasing the Poplar Hill property, 50 Cent invested an additional $6-10 million dollars into the property. According to an October 7, 2015 Article in Realtor.com, the property Read More +

Former Paramour of Rick Ross Damaged By Rapper 50 Cent’s Publication of Sex Tape: the Misadvantures of Pimpin’ Curly

The feud began, allegedly in 2009, when Rick Ross criticized Fifty Cent on a rap song “Mafia Music”, in retaliation for when Fifty Cent gave him a dirty look at the BET Awards, of which they were both in attendance.  Fifty Cents according to the same Article in the Daily Mirror, claims he did not remember seeing Rick Ross at the BET Awards event. Fifty Cents responded with his own rap song, entitled “Officer Rickey”, his own slur against Mr. Ross, who was a former Read More +

the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy of Curtis James Jackson, Iii Aka 50 Cent

This Article is the first entry in this Author’s Series on the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing of Curtis James Jackson III, or the man more famously known as 50 Cent, Fiddy, and sometimes, G Unit.  The entries in this Series  will be presented, as follows: FORMER PARAMOUR OF RICK ROSS DAMAGED BY RAPPER 50 CENT’S PUBLICATION OF SEX TAPE:  THE MISADVENTURES OF PIMPIN’ CURLY FIFTY CENTS FEUD WITH SLEEK AUDIO CONTINUES IN BANKRUPTCY COURT: 50 CENT’S HEADPHONE DEAL GETS DA CLUB 50 CENT BATTLES IN BANKRUPTCY Read More +

Yes Virginia-student Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy (part 3)

WITH STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY, THE FACTS DETERMINE THE LAW PART THREE OF THREE By Jay Weller Please refer to Parts One and Two of our Blog Series on the Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy, for context and understanding. Many Articles found in the mainstream media references Student Loans in Bankruptcy decry the difficulty of Discharging such Student Loans.  However, in reality, many Student Loans can be Discharged in Bankruptcy, but the Debtors do not seek such relief that they may be eligible. A Read More +

Yes Virginia-student Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy (part 2)

WITH DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY THE FACTS DETERMINE THE LAW PART TWO OF THREE PARTS By Jay Weller This is our Second Part in our Blog Article regarding the Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy.  Please refer to Part One for context and understanding. The Cases of Tetzlaff and Conway teach us some valuable lessons in terms of when a Student Loan may be Discharged in Bankruptcy.  One such lesson is that in Legal Matters, the Facts often determine the Law.  Mr. Tetzlaff Read More +

Yes Virginia-student Loans Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy

WITH DISCHARGE OF STUDENT LOANS IN BANKRUPTCY THE FACTS DETERMINE THE LAW PART ONE OF THREE PARTS By Jay Weller The mainstream media is reporting on a recent case pertaining to the Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy, in which the Supreme Court elected to not hear on Appeal, as an indicator that Student Loans will remain essentially impossible to Discharge in Bankruptcy.  This reporting is misleading regarding the availability to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy. For example, The Wall Street Journal Articles first sentence Read More +

Find A Reputable Bankruptcy Attorney

SEEKING A GOOD BANKRUPTCY LAWYER FOR CLEARWATER, PORT RICHEY AND LAKELAND AREAS A Bankruptcy Attorney practicing Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and serving Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland, Florida, Jay Weller and the Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weller Legal Group have been representing the Tampa Bay area in Bankruptcy and Debt Related Matters, since 1993. If you are looking for a reputable and highly rated Bankruptcy Attorney or Bankruptcy Lawyer and you live in the Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland communities or surrounding Read More +

the Diminishing Availability of Class Action Lawsuits As A Consumer Remedy

Jay Weller is a Bankruptcy Attorney serving primarily the Tampa area, including Clearwater, Port Richey and Lakeland, Florida. The Bankruptcy Lawyers at Weller Legal Group and Mr. Weller are available to help anyone in the Tampa Bay area confronted with issues relating to Debt, or matters related to Bankruptcy Law and the filing and prosecution of a Bankruptcy. A recent article in the New York Times, dated November 1, 2015, outlines a growing trend in the United States to limit the availability of Class Action Read More +

Debt is Slavery

In 2005, Congress passed the Bankruptcy And Consumer Protection Act, a Orwellian named reformation of the Bankruptcy Laws. The passage of the BACPA reflected a narrative that Debtors in their use of the existing Bankruptcy Laws were abusing the system of Credit and Debt. The newspapers and mass media sources were replete with narratives of how a rich scoundrel bought a house in Florida, for example, in order to file Bankruptcy, or otherwise escape his Creditors. Remember, OJ Simpson? The 2005 Bankruptcy Act took a Read More +