• Standing Your Ground In Clearwater, Fl

    Standing Your Ground In Clearwater, Fl

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    Clearwater, Florida is normally a quiet community that does not appear in the pages of national newspapers or on the nightly news broadcasts. Ordinarily, Clearwater’s “fame” centers on its laid-back lifestyle, pristine beaches, and a reputation for being a destination for vacationers and “snowbirds” seeking warmth in the winter and a place to frolic when…

  • Rookie Bankruptcy Paralegal Anthony Rodriguez

    Rookie Bankruptcy Paralegal Anthony Rodriguez

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    Episode 1: The Journey My name is Anthony Rodriguez. At age 33 I found myself barely making it in the San Fernando Valley located in the county of Los Angeles, California. Even making a decent income every year, I was still living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to make ends meet. Single, no kids and…

  • Bankruptcy Waiting Periods

    Bankruptcy Waiting Periods

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    CHAPTERS WAITING PERIOD 7 TO 7 8 YEARS FROM PREVIOUS FILING 13 TO 13 2 YEARS FROM PREVIOUS FILING (CASE MUST BE CLOSED) 7 TO 13 4 YEARS FROM PREVIOUS FILING 13 TO 7 6 YEARS FROM PREVIOUS FILING UNLESS 100% OF THE UNSECURED WERE PAID IN THE PRIOR CHAPTER 13 OR AT LEAST 70%…

  • CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY TREATMENT OF SECURED PROPERTY

    CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY TREATMENT OF SECURED PROPERTY

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    STATEMENT OF INTENTIONS IN BANKRUPTCY In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the debtor must complete and sign a form called the Statement of Intentions. The Statement of Intentions indicates which of the available options the debtor chooses towards his or her secured property. The primary examples of secured property are an automobile loan or a mortgage…

  • BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE

    BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE

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    Bankruptcy assistance and representation in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, and most avenues to address issues with debt, are available here at Weller Legal Group PA.  Weller Legal Group provides assistance in primarily Bankruptcy representation of debtors.  However, we offer programs to address debt outside of Bankruptcy, including Credit Counseling, Debt Settlements, Foreclosure Defense,…

  • CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

    CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

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    EARLY HISTORY According to Wikipedia, one of the early tribes that resided in the area now known as Clearwater, Florida, was the Tocobaga peoples. In the early history of the area now referred to as Clearwater, Florida, there were clear springs that led from the banks of Clearwater into the bay.  These springs no longer…

  • TAX REFUNDS IN BANKRUPTCY

    TAX REFUNDS IN BANKRUPTCY

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    The treatment of tax refunds is a popular issue in bankruptcy.  Income tax refunds are commonly considered to be part of the bankruptcy estate.  Therefore, if a debtor files Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the trustee may attempt to seize all or a portion of the debtor’s tax refund.  In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the trustee may…

  • EXECUTIVE DELI & CAFÉ IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

    EXECUTIVE DELI & CAFÉ IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

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    LOCATED ON US 19 NORTH The Executive Deli & Café is located at 25400 US 19 North, Suite 205, in Clearwater, Florida.  The owners and operators of the Café are Ed Quezada, and his wife, Kellen Quezada.  Originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, the Quezadas decided to move to the Clearwater area in 2015, in search of…

  • UFO’S Spotted Over Clearwater Beach, Florida. SEE VIDEO

    UFO’S Spotted Over Clearwater Beach, Florida. SEE VIDEO

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    Here is a Video I took on an iPhone 4 camera, of a series of lights that appeared in the sky in Clearwater Beach, Florida, on March 26, 2016. The Video is a little over 2 minutes long, but the lights appeared in the sky much longer than that. The lights were either slow moving…

  • BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY QUESTION FROM LAKELAND, FLORIDA: WHO IS JAY WELLER?

    BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEY QUESTION FROM LAKELAND, FLORIDA: WHO IS JAY WELLER?

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    Charles K Reed of Lakeland, Florida writes, who is Jay Weller? Jay Weller is an Attorney who primarily practices Bankruptcy Law. Mr. Weller graduated from the University at Buffalo in 1990 and from the University of Akron Law School in 1993. In Law School, the majority of Mr. Weller’s elective courses were in Bankruptcy Law…

  • CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA

    CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA

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    Here are some photographs that I have recently taken, in May of 2016, at Clearwater Beach. The first photograph is taken from the fifth floor of a building located at Island Way Estates, a man-made island that forms the Intercoastal that lies behind the main beach, which fronts the Gulf of Mexico, known as Clearwater…

  • SAM ASH MUSIC STORE FORMERLY THE KAPOK TREE RESTAURANT

    SAM ASH MUSIC STORE FORMERLY THE KAPOK TREE RESTAURANT

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    The Sam Ash Music Store in Clearwater was formerly the Kapok Tree Restaurant.  Technically, the Sam Ash Store is probably located in Safety Harbor, rather than Clearwater. The Kapok Tree Restaurant was created in 1957 and continued its operations until 1991.  Its founders, Richard B Baumgardner and Jim Jones created a monstrous complex with 12…