• What Section Of The Bankruptcy Code Applies To Student Loans?

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    What Does Bankruptcy Code Specifically Say About Student Loans? By Jay Weller Section 11 USC 523(a)(8) of the US Bankruptcy Code is the operative Section in regards to Student Loans. Section 523(a)(8) States STUDENT LOANS ARE NOT DISCHARGED UNLESS: Unless excepting such debt from discharge under this paragraph would impose an UNDUE HARDSHIP on the…

  • Treatment Of Automobiles In Bankruptcy

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    Here Are Your Options By Jay Weller Many of the Clients of Weller Legal Group have difficulties presented by their Automobile Loans. Loss of income, or unexpected financial circumstances sometimes leaves a Client delinquent on his Automobile Loan and in danger of Repossession. Sometimes, the monthly payment is too burdensome for the Client to pay,…

  • Discharge Of Second Mortgages In Bankruptcy

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    An Explanation Of The Mechanisms Of Lien Stripping By Jay Weller One tool used by knowledgeable Bankruptcy Attorneys is a process called Lien Stripping. Lien Stripping in Bankruptcy permits the Bankruptcy Attorney, on his Client’s behalf, to eliminate or Discharge Second and Lesser Mortgages, meaning other than the First Mortgage. In order to Lien Strip…

  • In Re Lisowski: Florida Bankruptcy Court Decision Grants Separate Exemption For Mobile Homes

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    In Re Lisowski: Florida Bankruptcy Court Decision Grants Separate Exemption For Mobile Homes An Opinion By The Great Bankruptcy Judge, The Honorable Paul M. Glenn By Jay Weller A 2008 United States Bankruptcy Court Decision by the Honorable Paul M Glenn, held that Florida’s Modular Home Exemption which permits Debtors who own a mobile home…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part VII

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    Pension Plans And The Detroit Bankruptcy    The Centre for Retirement Research (CRR) report found that in the United States, the States pensions for its employees are 27% underfunded. The total amount of obligations that are underfunded amount to about one trillion dollars. To calculate the one trillion dollar shortfall, CRR used the mathematics used…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part VI

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    Pension and Health Plans in Detroit This is part VI in our series on the Detroit bankruptcy, and pension and health plans for governmental retirees. The approach to the bankruptcy in Detroit has important significance not only to the city of Detroit and its inhabitants, but to the bond market that finances much of many…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part V

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    Pension Plans And The Detroit Bankruptcy Please refer to the earlier parts of this series to better understand the context of this article. The City of Detroit is in bankruptcy. Detroit is probably one of the most visible of the cities in the United States that have entered or filed bankruptcy proceedings. The primary issue…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part IV

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    Pension Plans And The Detroit Bankruptcy    This is Part IV in the series on Pension Plans And The Detroit Bankruptcy: The Coming Crisis. Please refer to the prior articles in the series for context. Another possible victim of the bankruptcy plan offered by the city of Detroit is its treatment of individuals with lawsuits…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part III

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    Pension Plans And The Detroit Municipal Bankruptcy Please read the preceding articles of this series on pensions plans and the Detroit municipal bankruptcy to gain a better context and understanding of this article.    The plan proposed by the city of Detroit in its municipal bankruptcy in late July of 2014, was accepted by approximately…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part II

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    Pension Plans And The Detroit Municipal Bankruptcy Please read Part I of this series on Pension Plans and Municipal Bankruptcy to gain a better context for this and the following blog articles on Municipal Bankruptcy, Detroit, and the coming crisis in governmental pension plans.    According to the Chicago Tribune, the City of Detroit proposed…

  • The Coming Crisis – Part I

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    Pension Plans And Municipal Bankruptcy    Detroit is in Bankruptcy. Detroit is Bankrupt. As of the date of this article, August 19, 2014, Detroit is the debtor in a municipal bankruptcy. Not only individuals or persons, or corporations, can file Bankruptcy. Cities can also file bankruptcy, and seek its benefits and protections. A major issue…

  • The History Of Debtors Prisons And Why It Is Important To You (2 of 3)

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    Debtor Prisons In United States Today In the United States, although there are no Debtors Prisons specifically, a debtor can be imprisoned in numerous circumstances under criminal penalties which are usually imposed monetarily, but for which the debtor is unable to pay. For example, persons can be found in Contempt of Court and imprisoned after…