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Dealing with a Civil Lawsuit Related to Criminal Charges

May 1, 2017 by Chris Kane

Criminal charges can also lead to civil claims against you. Bankruptcy can help with certain crucial aspects of civil litigation.   Criminal and Civil Law As we discussed last week, bankruptcy does not write off criminal fines or restitution. And the “automatic stay,” which stops ... Read More »

Filed Under: Criminal Law Tagged With: civil lawsuit, criminal debts, damages, judgments, lawsuit, trial

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Can . . . Remove a Judgment Lien

June 27, 2016 by Chris Kane

Besides legally writing off all or most of your debts, "straight bankruptcy" can often remove judgment liens from the title of your home.   Chapter 7 bankruptcy usually has two main goals, and usually accomplishes them. #1: Filing the bankruptcy case immediately stops your creditors from ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7 Tagged With: creditors, judgment lien, judgment lien avoidance, judgment liens, judgments, lawsuit

The Judgment Liens that Can Be “Avoided” from Your Home’s Title

February 1, 2016 by Chris Kane

Bankruptcy can’t get rid of most creditor liens on what you own. But judgment liens on your home are an exception.   Our last blog post was about judgment liens, why they are so dangerous, and how both Chapter 7 and 13 types of bankruptcy can deal with them. Today’s blog post ... Read More »

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: avoiding judgment liens, discharge, discharge of debts, judgment liens, judgments, lawsuit

A Fresh Start by “Avoiding” a Judgment Lien on Your Home

January 29, 2016 by Chris Kane

Bankruptcy doesn’t just give you a fresh start by writing off debts. It frees up your home by often getting rid of its judgment liens.     Writing off debts is good. But if a creditor got a judgment against you, and you own a home, most likely that debt has also turned into a ... Read More »

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: avoiding judgment liens, foreclosure of lien, judgment lien avoidance, judgment liens, judgments, lawsuits

Chapter 7 and Chapter 13–Avoiding Judgment Liens on Your Home

October 16, 2015 by Chris Kane

An underappreciated benefit of filing bankruptcy is that you can usually remove judgment liens from your home’s title.   In so many ways Chapter 7 “straight bankruptcy” and Chapter 13 “adjustment of debts” are very different, particularly in the tools they each use ... Read More »

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: avoiding judgment liens, judgment lien avoidance, judgment liens, judgments

Mistakes to Avoid–Selling Your Home out of Desperation

September 7, 2015 by Chris Kane

If you’re hurting financially and getting pressured to sell your home, first get bankruptcy advice to potentially save you lots of money.    Do you have serious financial pressures inducing you to sell your home? Those pressures may be from your mortgage lender itself or other ... Read More »

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: avoiding judgment liens, judgment liens, judgments, mor, mortgage arrearage, mortgage lenders

Mistakes to Avoid–Prevent Judgment Liens against Your Home

September 4, 2015 by Chris Kane

Don't let a creditor get a judgment against you. File a bankruptcy case before that can happen.   It’s All Too Easy for a Creditor to Get a Judgment against You If you are seriously behind on payments to a creditor, you can end up with a court judgment against you and a judgment lien ... Read More »

Filed Under: Real Estate Tagged With: automatic stay, Foreclosure, garnishment, judgment liens, judgments

Making Sense of Bankruptcy: Erasing a Judgment Lien from the Title to Your Home in a Chapter 7 “Straight Bankruptcy”

May 27, 2015 by Chris Kane

A judgment lien puts a cloud on the title to your home. Bankruptcy can often get rid of the underlying debt and the judgment lien as well.   This is the sentence that we’re explaining today, phrase by phrase: A judgment lien that attaches to your home can be permanently removed ... Read More »

Filed Under: Chapter 7, Real Estate Tagged With: avoiding judgment liens, discharge of debts, judgment liens, judgments, lawsuit

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