by Walter Metzen | Jun 24, 2020 | Automatic Stay, Bankruptcy, discharging bankruptcy in bankruptcy, Discharging Taxes in Bankruptcy, filing bankruptcy in Michigan
The discharge of Federal or Michigan state tax debt is a puzzling question for most consumers and even many bankruptcy attorneys. It is a mistake to assume that it can be discharged in bankruptcy, but it is also a mistake to presume that it cannot. It is also a...
by Walter Metzen | May 15, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, disclosing assets in bankruptcy, filing bankruptcy in Michigan, Filing Bankruptcy in Michigan, fraudulent transfers to insider in bankruptcy
When a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy are filed with the bankruptcy court, the voluntary petition, schedules, and the statement of financial affairs and all the other documents that are submitted to the bankruptcy court are signed under penalty of perjury by the...
by Walter Metzen | Jan 9, 2020 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy Blog, filing bankruptcy in Michigan, stopping wage garnishment in Michigan
How to Stop a Garnishment in Michigan WHAT IS THE GARNISHMENT PROCESS IN MICHIGAN? Garnishment is one of several means by which a plaintiff who obtains a judgment against a defendant in Michigan may “execute” the judgment. That is, it is one of the ways in...
by Walter Metzen | Dec 18, 2017 | Cross Collateralization of Credit Union Loans in Bankruptcy, filing bankruptcy in Michigan
When I was in law school, my legal writing professor was a strong proponent of getting away from archaic legal terminology or “lawyerisms” and instead using simple words that the general population, namely our non-lawyer clients, can understand. Unfortunately,...
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...
