Foreclosures and Evictions During COVID-19 – CARES Act
Update as of March 27, 2020: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed in to law on Friday,... Read More
Foreclosures and Evictions during COVID-19 – An UPDATE
This is an update to our previous post on March 20, 2020: Foreclosures and Evictions during COVID-19 Governor Laura Kelly has issued... Read More
Foreclosures and Evictions during COVID-19
Both the State of Kansas and the federal government have implemented temporary restrictions on access to courts that affect many businesses’ and... Read More
Chapter 12 Bankruptcy: A Beginner’s Guide
I was recently interviewed for an article, Chapter 12 Bankruptcy: A Beginner’s Guide, on Magnify Money by Lending Tree on the things you... Read More
STUDENT LOANS ARE DEFAULTING AT HIGHER RATES THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
An article in the Washington Post on March 14, 2017 reported the number of people defaulting on their student loans has skyrocketed... Read More
DISCHARGING STUDENT LOAN DEBT & THE BRUNNER TEST
Having your student loans discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case is very difficult; you must show that repayment would cause you... Read More
Farmers Facing Foreclosure May Experience ‘Double Whammy’
If you are a farmer facing foreclosure, you should know about Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Also called a “Farm... Read More
UPDATE – In a Bankruptcy, Filing Your Tax Return On Time is Necessary
On August 23, 2015, we posted a short article on the decision made by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in In... Read More
The New Student Loan Assistance Program – Everyday Scams
My client received a check about student loan assistance in the mail, unsolicited, for $18,000! My client is an elderly woman, in... Read More
If You Want to Have a Chance to Discharge your Income Tax Liability, You Must File your Tax Returns On Time
In some circumstances, it is possible to discharge in bankruptcy certain income tax liabilities, including the taxes themselves, penalties and interest. However,... Read More