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More Powers of a Simple Chapter 13 Case

September 11, 2017 by Chris Kane

The unique powers of even a simple Chapter 13 case are impressive. They allow you to reach goals that a “straight bankruptcy” simply can’t.  Some of the Simple Benefits of Chapter 13 Even in with a simple Chapter 13 case you can: 1) catch up on your unpaid mortgage payments, ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: Chapter 13 plan, child and spousal support arrearage, cramdown, priority debts, priority taxes, stripping third mortgage

Chapter 13 Gives You Lots More Time to Pay Crucial Creditors

April 3, 2017 by Chris Kane

When you’d like to favor certain important debts over others, often Chapter 13 makes this possible.  Using the Bankruptcy Laws to Your Advantage One of the basic principles of bankruptcy is that you usually can’t favor one debt over your other debts. You can’t except when the ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: automatic stay, Chapter 13 plan, child and spousal support, mortgage arrearage

Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 and Your Home Mortgage

February 20, 2017 by Chris Kane

Here are 7 ways filing a Chapter 7 case can help you deal with your home lender and 8 ways filing a Chapter 13 one can.    If you’re buying a home, your mortgage and other related debts are probably your biggest and most important ones. So it’s no surprise that the choice ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Mortgages Tagged With: child and spousal support liens, contractor's lien, judgment liens, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders, tax liens

Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 and Your Vehicle Loan

February 13, 2017 by Chris Kane

A Chapter 7 case makes sense if you want to keep your vehicle and don’t need much help doing so. Chapter 13 provides much more help.    In deciding between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, for your vehicle loan is concerned, think about the two sentences above. First, you don’t need ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Vehicle Loans Tagged With: vehicle cramdown, vehicle loan, vehicle loan arrearage, vehicle loans, vehicle repossession, vehicle surrender

Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13 and the Time Element

February 6, 2017 by Chris Kane

Chapter 7 is quick. It’s usually best when it discharges most of your debts. Chapter 13 gives you time to address debts Chapter 7 doesn’t.   A Big Difference—Time There are many practical differences between Chapter 7 and 13.  Today we focus on how these two options ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7 Tagged With: automatic stay, Chapter 13, Chapter 13 plan, Chapter 7, priority debts, secured debts

The Chapters of Bankruptcy

January 2, 2017 by Chris Kane

The bankruptcy options are contained in Chapters 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.   Bankruptcy Law, Organized All of the “general and permanent laws of the United States” are contained in the United States Code. The U.S. Code is divided by subject matter into 53 ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Chapter 7 Tagged With: Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 13 plan, Chapter 7, discharge of debts

Including Current-Year Income Taxes in Your Chapter 13 Case

November 21, 2016 by Chris Kane

If you expect to owe taxes for 2015, either wait until after the end of the year or do a partial-year tax return now and file Chapter 13.   The Concern If you owe income taxes for last year—2015—you may again owe for 2016. You may again have not been able afford to have enough taxes ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Tax Debts Tagged With: tax debts, tax interest and penalties, tax levy, tax liens, tax returns, tax withholding

Chapter 13 Advantages for Resolving Income Tax Debts

October 24, 2016 by Chris Kane

If Chapter 7 doesn’t discharge your income taxes or let you pay or settle them reasonably, Chapter 13 is often easier, cheaper, and safer.   The Chapter 7 Options The last few blog posts have covered the following ways of dealing with income tax debts with a Chapter 7 “straight ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Tax Debts Tagged With: discharging taxes, tax foreclosure, tax interest and penalties, tax levy, tax liens, tax returns

Use Chapter 13 if You’re Behind on Your Vehicle Loan

June 20, 2016 by Chris Kane

Chapter 13 gives you lots of time to catch up on your vehicle loan. Or you might not even need to catch up on it at all.   Chapter 7 sometimes gives you just enough of a break and enough time to catch up on your vehicle loan if you’re behind. But usually it only buys you a couple months. ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13, Vehicle Loans Tagged With: cramdown, vehicle cramdown, vehicle loan arrearage, vehicle loans, vehicle repossession

Get Chapter 13 Help for Special Debts

June 13, 2016 by Chris Kane

Chapter 13 protects you while you catch up on or pay off important debts.   Chapter 7 sometimes doesn’t help you enough with certain debts. Those tend to be ones that either can’t be written off or you don’t want to write off. Examples are relatively recent income tax debts, child and spouse ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 13 Tagged With: automatic stay, child and spousal support, home mortgage, income taxes, mortgage arrearage, tax penalties and interest

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