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If you have more debt than you can juggle, it is always wise to seek the advice of a bankruptcy attorney. Bankruptcy may not always be the best course of action, but if it is, here is an overview of the process.

Just when we think we can't take any more bad news about student loans we are now finding out that senior citizens are becoming overwhelmed with student loan debt. Not their own student loan debt, necessarily, but rather student loans that they either borrowed themselves, such as a parent-plus loan, or may have cosigned with their children and even grandchildren.

Many people that I have met with have asked me my opinion about debt settlement companies. The advice I offer is to be diligent and research all of the options advertised.  Most importantly talk with an attorney who has experience and knowledge in handling debt issues. In my opinion, the best way to do this is in a face to face meeting.

The cost of a College education is rising each year.  I have 2 children, ages 2 and 7 and can only imagine what costs will be in 2028 and 2033. For example, The University of Alabama cost of attendance for the 2017-2018 academic year is estimated to be $30,184 for in-state students and $48,634 for out-of-state students.

As most of us know, one of the joys of home ownership is that the homeowner has to pay property taxes.  These taxes help fund things like schools and parks.

I meet with or talk by phone to at least 2 to 3 veterans each day.  These are veterans who contact me and ask me to help them fight the VA due to the VA’s denial of the veteran’s request for disability compensation.  Out of these veterans that I see each day, at least one will tell me that he or she believes that the VA is purposely denying his or her disability claim and that “the VA is waiting for me to die.”  This comment is so prevalent that I almost always finish the rest of the sentence fo

You may be surprised to find out that Americans love using their credit cards.

In consumer bankruptcy petitions, there is a subsection in the filing documents titled Schedule G which requires the disclosure of all executory contracts and unexpi

According to NASA, a total coast-to-coast eclipse of the sun hasn’t been seen in the U.S. in 99 years, so the Aug. 21 event will be a can’t-miss for many of us.  A total solar eclipse is caused by a unique set of circumstances.  Oddly enough, the sun is 400 times larger than the moon — but it's also 400 times farther away.