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 | 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 | 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...