by Walter Metzen | Mar 4, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy 2004 examination, Detroit Bankruptcy attorney, Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer
BANKRUPTCY 2004 EXAMINATION: A DEPOSITION BY ANY OTHER NAME … Generally, in a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding, the Debtor is required to appear and answer questions regarding their assets, debts, and financial condition only once. This hearing is...
by Walter Metzen | Feb 10, 2020 | back rent and bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy attorney, Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer
Most “unsecured” debts are totally dischargeable in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, with only a few limited exceptions, so long as they were not incurred by way of fraud. Rent owed on a residential lease is no different. If you owe rent on a prior lease for an...
by Walter Metzen | Jan 29, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy Blog, Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer, Divorce and Bankruptcy, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE OF DEBTS ARISING FROM MICHIGAN DIVORCE JUDGMENTS A Michigan divorce judgment is an order of a Michigan state Circuit Court judge determining the disposition of marital assets, support obligations, and the responsibility for the payment of...
by Walter Metzen | Nov 8, 2019 | Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer, How to make Chapter 13 plan payments
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding differs from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in that, instead of discharging your (dischargeble) debt entirely, the process requires that you pay something back to your creditors, depending upon your monthly average income after necessary...
by Walter Metzen | Jan 15, 2014 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, credit counseling briefing before filing bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy Blog, Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer, filing bankruptcy in Michigan
Bankruptcy Credit counseling: What is it and why do you need to do it? I first started practicing bankruptcy law in Michigan in the early 1990’s. Back then it was easier and less expensive to file a bankruptcy case for my typical client. The only drawback was...
by Walter Metzen | Jan 13, 2014 | Detroit Bankruptcy Blog, Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer, filing bankruptcy in Michigan, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney Walter Metzen, Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law Michigan The practice Consumer Bankruptcy in Michigan is a complicated and demanding area of law. Usually, when bankruptcy case is filed, it is the culmination of some unforeseen...
