Does Bankruptcy Clear Income Tax Debt?

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Filing for bankruptcy may help you deal with your tax problems. While it is difficult to discharge tax debt, it is not impossible.  If your tax debt is old enough, bankruptcy can help eliminate or reduce how much you have to pay back on your taxes. However even when the bankruptcy doesn’t discharge the tax...

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The US Trustee’s Information Sheet

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: < 1 minute

Here is the link to US Trustee Bankruptcy Information Sheet that anyone who files for bankruptcy in Maryland is required to review. While we include a copy of in the folder we give to every client we figured having an online version couldn’t hurt. Maybe now Dave Gormley will get rid of that laminated copy...

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Large Tax Bills Are A Sign You May Need To File Bankruptcy

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Most people we meet with for a bankruptcy consultation have done anything and everything they possibly could to avoid filing for bankruptcy.(that bankruptcy consult is free, by the way) Often, “anything and everything” includes increasing their tax allowances and exemptions at work so payroll will start withholding less money from their paycheck. If not done...

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The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act Is Back! And Gone?

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 3 minutes

At the end of 2019 the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act was reinstated.  Unfortunately, this has not received any media attention.  From the bankruptcy cases we handle we know there were a lot of short sales and foreclosures in Southern Maryland the last two years.  Therefore, we know it is important to get the word out....

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Your Family Law Scheduling Conference

by Nasheia Smith | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes

So you received the notice in the mail that we have a Scheduling Conference or Settlement Conference coming up. This post will explain what exactly that means, especially for Charles, St. Mary’s and Prince George’s Counties. A Settlement / Scheduling Conference is a formal meeting with the Judge or Magistrate. It is a way for...

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Weird & Whacky Food Laws

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Laughing @ Lawyers | Reading Time: 2 minutes

Here are some weird and whacky food laws from around the world: France banned the use of tomato ketchup in elementary schools in 2011. Children tend to use ketchup to hide the taste of food, and the French authorities thought this was nothing less than an assault on their culture. In Singapore, it is illegal...

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The Baltimore Trustee Meeting Room

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes

  Ok, we are going to the Court House, but we are not going in front of a Judge.  The Court House is bordered by Pratt, Hanover, Lombard and Hopkins.  The entrance faces Lombard Street where the two wings meet at a “V”.  For parking it is best to plan on paying for a garage....

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The Annual Poinsettia Toss

by Dave Gormley | Posted in What's New With Us | Reading Time: < 1 minute

A Tradition Unlike Any Other (What a great slogan! We should trademark that.) Every year we buy a bunch of poinsettia’s to decorate the lobby for Christmas. And every year in January, we toss the old poinsettia plants into the dumpster from our second floor window! Of course we make a contest out of it!...

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Short Sales & Bankruptcy Advice

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: < 1 minute

Dave Gormley discusses short sales, bankruptcy, taxes and more with Southern California Realtor Connor MacIvor. There are several things that you should watch out for when approaching anyone when wanting to short sale a residence. What type of loan do you have? Was all the money borrowed used on the primary residence? Have you taken out money to...

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How to Get to the Greenbelt Bankruptcy Court

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes

6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt

Navigating Bankruptcy Procedures: Your Journey to the Courthouse When you file for bankruptcy you often only have to attend one meeting. If you live in Southern Maryland this means going to the US Trustee’s office in Greenbelt.  However if we have to attend a bankruptcy hearing you will be going to the Court House.  For...

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