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More than Just a Sweet Ride: A Car May Be Exempt from Bankruptcy Estate Under California’s “Wildcard” Exemption, Appellate Court Holds
A debtor in a California bankruptcy case claimed that her car was exempt from the bankruptcy estate under state law. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that the “wildcard” exemption provided in California law, which allows a debtor to exempt any property up to a...
Discharge of Federal Tax Debt in Bankruptcy, feat. Willie Nelson
Federal tax debt is a significant factor for many individuals filing for bankruptcy protection. Celebrities like Willie Nelson have experienced widely-publicized difficulties due to taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Unlike many types of debts,...
How Is Social Security Income Treated in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
A bankruptcy filing requires a debtor to make an extensive inventory of their assets, debts, and sources of income. In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the debtor must obtain the court’s approval for a plan to repay debts. In addition to employment and investment income, a...
Celebrities in Los Angeles and Elsewhere Seek Bankruptcy Protection, Too
Tough times can affect anyone, even celebrities. Bankruptcy protection allows people to restructure or discharge debts when they do not have the income to support all of their payments. Celebrities and other prominent people have filed for bankruptcy protection...
Student Loans and Bankruptcy, Part 2 – What Is an “Undue Hardship or Hardship Discharge”?
The graduation season is upon us, and newly-minted high school and college graduates throughout the Los Angeles area are celebrating and pondering their futures. Student loans give people a chance to get a good education, but those loans may be with the students for...
Student Loans and Bankruptcy, Part 1 – Are They Ever Dischargeable?
Nearly three million Americans currently have student loan debt, with estimates of the total amount owed reaching as high as $1 trillion. Because of changes to federal bankruptcy law in 2005, student loan debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy except in very limited...
A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Can Help You With Your Large Student Loan Debt
Student loan debt is on the rise, much like the mortgage mess we are still dealing with as a nation. In fact, student loan debt appears to have doubled since 2007, to an estimated 1.1 trillion dollars! Twenty percent of families are presently burdened by a student...
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