It never hurts to learn about the laws behind debt-related issues and how they affect you. We write our articles keeping your most important questions in mind and hope you will find their content useful in your quest for financial independence. Read about Chapter 13 bankruptcy and credit card debt relief in Texas here.
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Bankrupt Houston Couple Allowed to Go On with Bankruptcy, says Bankruptcy Judge; most debts business 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code can keep you from filing chapter 7 bankruptcy; but means test doesn't apply if more than 50% of your debts are business-related -
Debtor Gets To Keep Money From An Auto Accident That Happens During Chapter 13 Case Debtor can exempt Auto Accident lawsuit settlement while in chapter 13 case -
Unscheduled Debts Are Discharged in No-Asset Chapter 7 Cases, So Long as No Fraudulent Intent, Says Houston Bankruptcy Judge Omitted or Unscheduled Debts May Be Discharged in No asset chapter 7 Cases, So Long As Not Intentionally Left Our of Bankruptcy case by debtor -
Bankruptcy Judge sitting in Brownsville Texas rules that if debtors can show mortgage loan not transferred into securitied trust until after it closed, New York law considers transfer to trust is void The debtors alleged that Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Bank were not valid noteholders because transfer to securitized trust was late. -
Lawyer Gets Caught Up in Scheme Apparently Without Knowledge of Court Rules and Debt Relief Agency Requirements Bankruptcy Lawyer Sanctioned by Galveston Bankruptcy Judge for Improper Conduct -
In re Curtis Colton Bay, U.S. Bankruptcy Court SD TX 2013; Lawyer Sanctioned For Not Meeting, Counseling Clients, Failing Other Duties Bankruptcy Lawyer Sanctioned for Not Meeting, Counseling Clients, Failing Other Duties -
U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes of Southern District of Texas affirms denial of stay of removal of Chapter 7 Trustee Steve Smith Chapter 7 Trustee had appealed the denial of his request to stay or stop his removal as Chapter 7 Trustee pending his appeal of his removal. -
Houston Bankruptcy Court found that Chapter 7 Trustee had willfully breached his fiduciary duty to the bankruptcy Estate. In re: IFS Financial Corporation, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The Court also stated that "because no valid basis exists for an exception to the statutory mandate of Sec. 324(b)" of the Bankruptcy Code, this order has the effect of removing Smith from all cases in which he is a trustee. -
A Dismissed Chapter 13 Case Can Be Reinstated Under Federal Rules 59 and 60, Says Houston Bankruptcy Judge - In re Alexander Wathen, Case No. 12-35920 (U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas 2013) Dismissed Chapter 13 Case Can Be Reinstated Under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 59 and 60, Says Houston U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Letitia Paul -
Crosby Texas Man Prevails in Houston Bankruptcy Court On Homestead Claim of Inherited Property Debtor's interest in the property vested on January 31, 2008, the date on which Christley died. Thus, 11 U.S.C. § 522(p) does not apply to the instant case. -
Viet Quoc Nguyen vs Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Adversary Proceeding #13-03002 Houston Bankruptcy Court rules that homestead foreclosure may be challenged as a "preference" -
In re Jerry O. Fields and Carol C. Fields - Court Denies Reaffirmation Agreement on Mobile Home Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Court denies reaffirmation agreement