I’m often asked about how filing bankruptcy will affect a person’s credit rating. By itself the act of filing bankruptcy has a negative impact on a credit rating. Filing bankruptcy will negatively impact your credit report for 7 years following filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy and for 10 years in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case. But […]
HOW WILL A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AFFECT MY BANKRUPTCY CASE?
If you have been following political news lately, you have probably heard that lawmakers have not been able to reach a compromise regarding a spending bill, and as a result, the federal government may temporarily shut down. As a bankruptcy lawyer, I am interested in how this will affect progress in bankruptcy cases. The last […]