June 2018 - Bankruptcy Attorney in Brooklyn, New York

Can I Reduce My Part-Time or Overtime Hours Before Filing Bankruptcy?

Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Means Test / By Matt Leichter

New York bankruptcy debtors are almost always industrious people, even when they happen to be unemployed. Sometimes, however, they are so industrious that their extra working hours, whether overtime or extra part-time hours, might interfere with their potential bankruptcies. If they file in chapter 7, then they may risk facing (and failing) the means test. …

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What Do I Need to Save From My Bankruptcy and Why?

Bankruptcy / By Matt Leichter

A New York bankruptcy case will generate a significant amount of paperwork. So much paperwork, in fact, that debtors are not going to be interested in holding on to it in the future. This is understandable. Many people don’t store their records at all, much less securely or in an organized way. Others are quite …

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Does Bankruptcy Affect a Non-Filing Spouse’s Credit?

Bankruptcy, Credit cards / By Matt Leichter

Sometimes New York bankruptcy debtors don’t file with their spouses, but when they do they (or their spouses) wonder how the bankruptcy will affect their non-filing partner’s access to credit or FICO scores. It’s an understandable sentiment because credit scores are both important and not important: It’s good to have high ones, but one’s life …

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What Is a Bankruptcy Case Number and the Bankruptcy Docket?

Bankruptcy / By Matt Leichter

I’ll use this post to answer two questions New York bankruptcy debtors might have that relate to each other: What is the case number in bankruptcy and what is the docket? I’ll also discuss why these items are important. The case number, as its name implies, is the specific code that identifies a debtor’s case. …

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What to Wear and How to Behave in Bankruptcy Court

Bankruptcy, Trustee / By Matt Leichter

A few weeks ago, I discussed when New York bankruptcy debtors need to appear at the bankruptcy court. A question that commonly follows is, “What do I wear and how do I behave?” Okay, that’s two questions but they’re essentially the same: How should debtors comport themselves when they appear at bankruptcy court? The short …

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When a Cram-Down Is Not an Option: Giving Up a Car in Chapter 13

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Creditors / By Matt Leichter

For New York bankruptcy debtors, owning a car magnifies the importance of the decision to file in chapter 7 versus chapter 13. In chapter 7, debtors must choose if they will surrender or redeem their vehicles, or if they will reaffirm or simply keep paying their auto loans. Chapter 13 debtors can expect their auto …

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Reason Not to File Chapter 13: Future Improving Financial Conditions

Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy / By Matt Leichter

A few months ago I wrote a post explaining why New York bankruptcy debtors should consider the role that future deteriorating financial conditions can play in their decisions to file in chapter 13. The focus of that post was post-petition debt. Today I’m going to discuss the opposite situation: why future improving financial conditions are …

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What Is a ‘Notice of Appearance,’ and Why Am Receiving It?

Bankruptcy / By Matt Leichter

New York bankruptcy debtors create, receive, or mentally process dozens of different types of documents, and when their cases are complex or involve adversary proceedings, then the amount of paperwork rises even higher. Debtors might be curious about one of the more common documents that appear early in their cases: the “notice of appearance.” What …

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Can I Reduce My Part-Time or Overtime Hours Before Filing Bankruptcy?

What Do I Need to Save From My Bankruptcy and Why?

Does Bankruptcy Affect a Non-Filing Spouse’s Credit?

What Is a Bankruptcy Case Number and the Bankruptcy Docket?

What to Wear and How to Behave in Bankruptcy Court

When a Cram-Down Is Not an Option: Giving Up a Car in Chapter 13

Reason Not to File Chapter 13: Future Improving Financial Conditions

What Is a ‘Notice of Appearance,’ and Why Am Receiving It?

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