Denton County Bankruptcy Attorney: After I finish filing a bankruptcy case for my clients, I like to be able to look at their financial situation and know that they are better off than before they walked into my office. My clients are almost always less stressed, happier, and better able to meet their financial obligations […]
DOMESTIC SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS GIVEN PRIORITY IN BANKRUPTCY
The Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for parties’ owed domestic support obligations, such as child support, alimony, and spousal maintenance. In its present form, the Bankruptcy Code provides that domestic support obligations cannot be discharged in a Chapter 7 case and receive priority status in Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan. This priority status guarantees that domestic […]
FILING BANKRUPTCY TO STOP GARNISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND WAGES
Debtors who are having their bank accounts or wages garnished may be able to stop garnishment by filing bankruptcy. Whether the garnishment can be stopped depends on the reason for the garnishment. Garnishments due to collection of judgments, collection of student loan debt, tax liability, and arrears due to domestic support obligations can all be […]
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 […]
INTRODUCTION TO YOUR DALLAS BANKRUPTCY LAWYER
I am a Dallas bankruptcy lawyer. I specialize in representing debtors in consumer bankruptcy cases. I like to think that my job is to help people with their financial problems, and in general I think my clients will tell you that their lives improve dramatically when our attorney-client relationship comes to an end. In many […]