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Origins Of Bankruptcy Law in the United States
The United States Constitution gives Congress the power to establish laws on the subject of Bankruptcy throughout the United States. Congress first exercised this power…
Bankruptcy in England
Bankruptcy law in England was once quite harsh. Bankruptcy was considered a crime and people who could not pay their debts were thrown into debtors’…
Bankruptcy in the Ancient World
Bankruptcy is a concept that did not always exist. For instance, in Ancient Greece there were no bankruptcy laws. If a person was unable to…
Chapter 13 Case Permits Cramdown Of Mortgages
Debtors In Bankruptcy in Tampa Area May Pay Only The Actual Value Of Their Homestead In Bankruptcy Provided Their Mortgage Terminates Before Five Years The…
What Are The Trustee Duties In Bankruptcy? (Part 3)
Part Three: Duties Of Trustee As Pertains To Personal Injury Lawsuits And Settlements What are the Bankruptcy Trustee’s Duties when there is an active Personal…
Trustee Duties In Bankruptcy (Part 2)
Part Two: Trustee Duties In Bankruptcy The Duties of the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee and the Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee are substantially similar but there…
What Are The Trustees Duties In Bankruptcy?
Part One: Trustees Duties In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy And Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The Duties of the Chapter 13 Trustee and the Chapter 7 Trustees Duties…
When Can A Student Loan Borrower Contest A Tax Offset?
Grounds To Fight The Government When They Seek To Take Your Tax Refund To Pay Student Loan Debt There are a number of Defenses that…
Seizure Of Tax Refund To Collect Federal Student Loans, Part II
Notice Requirements Under Tax Refund Offset Program; Say What? By Jay Weller Under 31 USC Section 3720A(b), the Department of Education, through its Secretary, can…
Seizure Of Tax Refunds To Collect Student Loans
The Federal Tax Refund Offset Program Unleashed! The Federal Tax Refund Offset Program involves a complete seizure of all tax refunds that are due to…
Cramdown Of Mortgages On Principal Residences In Bankruptcy
Argument For Allowing Debtors To Pay Secured Value Of Homestead Through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy For Debtors who file Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code permits…
Current Landscape Of Loan Modifications And Foreclosures
Resets May Lead To Higher Loan Modification Defaults By Jay Weller According to The Mortgage Monitor Report by Black Knight Financial Services for February, 2014,…