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Teresa Guidice is due to be released from prison in December 2015, but it may not be the happy homecoming she has been anticipating over the past year.  Although her attorney expressed his belief in the past that the Guidices were in no danger of losing their

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If you earn what the Social Security Administration (SSA) calls “substantial income” outside of your benefits, then you might have to pay taxes.

A bank levy is when a creditor has obtained a judgment against you for a debt and then serves that judgment on your bank.  The bank is then required to freeze all money not exempted and send those funds to the creditor.

If you are having financial difficulties and you are thinking that it might be time to consider filing a bankruptcy case, then it might just be time for you to do so. Do not make the mistake of thinking that filing a bankruptcy case on your own (or even with an attorney not familiar with bankruptcy law) is the way you should go.

In an average Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, the person filing the case typically will only need to appear in court one time.  That hearing is called a

Maybe.  You may qualify for social security benefits of your ex-spouse if you meet all of the following requirements:

You must:

When I first started practicing bankruptcy law, one of my colleagues said to me “Bankruptcy is the most paperwork oriented area of the law.” I have never forgotten that statement. One reason is that the law requires just about any and all financial information about a person who is seeking bankruptcy relief.

In a few days, Halloween will be in the rear view mirror as will the month of October and as we all know the holiday season of Thanksgiving and Christmas will then be on us and then over in a blink of an eye.  As Ben Franklin pointed out, there are only two things that are certain in life and if you are alive and reading this blog the other thing is what I am talking ab

Recently in Vermont, several debtors in active bankruptcy cases were targeted by a scam. The victims received a call demanding that they wire money or a warrant would be issued for their arrest.

If you owe money on your vehicle, most likely your contract requires you to maintain full coverage insurance on the vehicle. Of course, Alabama law requires that liability insurance be maintained whether you owe money on the vehicle or not!