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An important issue as it relates to a chapter 13 bankruptcy and mortgages was recently decided by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Dukes V. Suncoast Credit Union (In Re Dukes.)

The issue, in its most simplistic form, is this:

At Bond & Botes, we know that Christmas is supposed to be a wonderful time for family members to come together, spend quality time with one another, and reflect on the long year that’s coming to an end. Unfortunately, not everyone can take part in these festivities.

Christmas is just five days away and it is so easy to get caught up in the busyness of the season. I don’t know about you, but I really don’t remember a lot of the “I had to have it” gifts growing up. The ones that do stand out was my Barbie Dream House with a string that pulled the elevator up and down and a sit and spin.

This month is the seventh anniversary for the opening of my law firm, Bond, Botes & Handy, P.C. in Gadsden, Alabama.  While I have been a consumer bankruptcy attorney for over twenty years, it was only in 2011 that I discovered a tremendous group of partners willing to give me my first opportunity to run my own shop.

A well-known fact among those in Alabama applying for Social Security disability benefits is that the chances of success at the initial application stage of the process are abysmally low.  In fact, in

I recently read a Federal Reserve study indicating that 89% of millennials do plan to purchase a home at some point in the future. However, 48% have not been able to save anything towards this goal. According to the study, the problem is student loan debt.

Many Americans hope for higher pay as they progress through their working years.  At what point is higher pay not enough to stay at a job?  Abigail Hess of CNBC brings light to a new trend amongst working-age Americans.

Unfortunately, data thieves don’t take a break during the Holidays. In fact, that is when they increase in bogus email schemes that seek to steal your hard-earned money or personal information.