by Walter Metzen | Dec 16, 2020 | Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
ATTORNEY FEES: UNSECURED BY ANY OTHER NAME … Debt owed to an attorney for fees owed at the time of the filing of a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy case is not treated any differently than any other sort of unsecured debt, such as a credit card balance or a...
by Walter Metzen | Sep 25, 2020 | corporate assets in bankruptcy, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
CORPORATE ASSETS IN PERSONAL CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY: AN EASY VEIL TO PIERCE An individual or personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a Chapter 7 proceeding filed by a human being to rid him- or herself of personal debt. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy process is known as a...
by Walter Metzen | Jul 29, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney, personal injury judgments in bankruptcy
PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS: JUST ANOTHER UNSECURED DEBT (MOST OF THE TIME) Personal injury complaints or judgments filed in Michigan State courts are generally dischargeable in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Although many TV commercials aired by many...
by Walter Metzen | Jul 7, 2020 | Automatic Stay, Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney, Wage Garnishments
Nothing inspires people to consider filing for bankruptcy than the threat of a garnishment. The possibility of losing 25% of your paycheck to a judgment creditor is more than any average household budget can bear. What if the garnishment has already begun? The filing...
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 19, 2019 | bankruptcy attorney fees in Chapter 13, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy Blog, Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a different animal than Chapter 7 bankruptcy In most cases, a Chapter 7 bankruptcy is a fairly tight process. A Chapter 7 generally involves 2 or 3 meetings with your bankruptcy lawyer prior to the filing of your petition in order to assemble...
