2015 Financial Hardship Scholarship Winner Places Self Sacrifice Over Personal Gain
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The Financial Hardship Scholarship is one of the most exciting annual events for the legal professionals at Bond & Botes, because it promotes both future legal professionals and the financial responsibility that the firm stands for.
Can You Buy a Car While in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, September 15, 2015
A question that we get asked from time to time is whether a debtor can purchase a vehicle on credit while in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The answer to that question is yes! Though most people are trying to get out of debt while in their bankruptcy, not incur
Why Does My VA Disability Claim Take So Long?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, September 14, 2015
I always tell my Veteran clients to expect long delays by the Veterans Administration in their attempts to get VA disability benefits.
A Record Number of Americans are Now Drawing SSA Disability Benefits
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Friday, September 11, 2015
According to a report recently release by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five adult Americans now live with a disability.
Home Preservation Companies: Friend or Foe?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, September 9, 2015
As if a homeowner in or facing foreclosure doesn’t have enough to worry about, there is a little known trend occurring in the area of foreclosure that could cost you financially and in the loss of precious memories. With people simply walking away from their underwater homes since the beginning of the Great Recession of 2008, mortgage companies and servicers have begun hiring “home preservation companies” in greater numbers. These are indepe
Can You Get Divorce Records Sealed like the Governor of Alabama?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Can You Be Arrested for Failing to Pay Creditors?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Thursday, August 27, 2015
Every Debtor Must Take a Financial Management Course
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Every person who files bankruptcy must take a financial management course before he will receive a discharge. This course must be taken in order to receive a discharge in both a Chapter 7 and a
Security Clearance and Past Illegal Drug Usage – What Can You Do?
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Monday, August 24, 2015
Over the past several years, the government has tightened its rules regarding granting security clearances. My previous blog posts regarding security clearances cover the changes instituted by the government t
Failed Concert Results in Bankruptcy
Submitted by the Bond & Botes Law Offices - Friday, August 21, 2015
A cancelled concert originally set for this weekend in Vancouver caused the promoters to seek bankruptcy protection.