Using Bankruptcy to Stop Wage Garnishment in New York
Many of our clients and prospective clients in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens and other boroughs are facing the difficult situation of a wage garnishment and wonder if a personal bankruptcy filing could...
View ArticleWill I Be Able to Keep My House in New York if I File for Bankruptcy in New...
A common question we get from our clients and prospective clients in New York City, Nassau. Suffolk and Westchester Counties is whether they will be able to keep their homes if they file for personal...
View ArticleWill I Be Able to Keep My House if I File for Bankruptcy in New York – PART II?
A common question we get from our clients and prospective clients in New York City, Nassau. Suffolk and Westchester Counties is whether they will be able to keep their homes if they file for personal...
View ArticleSupreme Court Wellness Decision Resolves Issue of Whether Parties Can Consent...
The recent Supreme Court case of Wellness International Network, Ltd. v. Sharif, – U.S. ___ , No. 13-935 (May 26, 2015) resolved the issue of whether litigants in the Bankruptcy Court can consent to...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rules Against Junior Lien Strip Off in Chapter 7
Many people in New York and New Jersey have houses that are “underwater” — meaning the current value of the house is less than the value of the mortgage. In the Supreme Court case of Bank of America,...
View ArticleExplanation of Amended Discharge Orders Being Entered by US Bankruptcy Court...
Since the end of August 2017 through today we have been receiving electronic notice from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY Bankruptcy Court) of the filing of Amended...
View ArticleNew Chapter 13 Trustee Krista M. Preuss, Esq. Appointed for the Southern...
For the information of our clients with pending chapter 13 cases in the Southern District of New York and the bankruptcy community at large we are sharing the following information: effective February...
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How Can You File for Bankruptcy in New York if You Can’t Afford to Pay a...
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common type of personal bankruptcy and is used to wipe out most types of debts (with certain exceptions). But, what do you do when you have serious creditor problems,...
View ArticlePro Hac Vice Admissions in U.S. District Court SDNY and EDNY and Local...
For attorneys in other jurisdictions who need to appear pro hac vice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) or the United States District Court for the...
View ArticleOVERVIEW OF COVID-19 BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY RELIEF
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code and passed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” also known as the “CARES Act”, which was signed into law...
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