by Walter Metzen | Jul 20, 2020 | Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Filing Bankruptcy in Michigan, judgment liens in bankruptcy
One of the ways a judgment creditor in Michigan can execute a State court money judgment is to record what is called a “judgment lien” on real estate or other property owned by the debtor. A judgment lien is an encumbrance on the property just like a mortgage or tax...
by Walter Metzen | Jul 15, 2020 | Bankruptcy Attorney in Michigan, Filing Bankruptcy in Michigan, the bankruptcy process during COVID
While the COVID-19 pandemic has halted or greatly slowed courtroom proceedings throughout Michigan, the Eastern District of Michigan Federal Bankruptcy Court has been quick to implement procedures to allow the court to function and bankruptcy case to move forward....
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 | May 14, 2020 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee, Filing Bankruptcy in Michigan
If you live in metro Detroit and are filing a bankruptcy petition, it will be filed in the Detroit Bankruptcy Court located at 211 West Fort Street in Detroit, Michigan. Bankruptcy is Federal law, and is uniform throughout the United States. Unlike State of Michigan...
by Walter Metzen | Apr 24, 2015 | Automatic Stay, Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Detroit Bankruptcy attorney, Filing Bankruptcy in Michigan
One of the most powerful protections triggered when you file a bankruptcy petition is the automatic stay. Within seconds of me pressing a button on my computer to file a client’s bankruptcy case electronically with the bankruptcy court here in Detroit, a case number...