Who’s Calling? That Debt Collector Could Be A Fake!

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

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(Originally published in 2013, and updated in 2019, because it keeps happening!) In the last year, we have gotten several calls from clients who have gotten calls from debt collectors threatening them with jail time. Some of these clients had already filed for bankruptcy so they knew something was wrong, but they were still upset....

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Can You Keep Your House When You File For Bankruptcy?

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

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For the person who owns a house, the first question they may ask when they come in for a bankruptcy consult is “Can I keep my house?”  The real question is “What do you have to do to keep your house when filing for bankruptcy?” In a chapter 7 or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, if...

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