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This issue came up in Hoover-Reynolds where the petitioner signed a retainer agreement in January of 1995 to retain the services of legal counsel. A

Lien-stripping is the process of bifurcating (splitting) a secured claim into two separate claims, the secured portion and the unsecured portion. For instance, you have

Bankruptcy Law as a whole is a combination of the Bankruptcy Code, the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, State

The Supreme Court hinted upon whether the right to dismiss is absolute in a recent case, Marrama v. Citizens Bank. The issue in Marrama was

California Homestead Exemption: Minimum of $300k and Maximum of $600k The California homestead exemptions allow homeowners to protect a certain amount of equity from debt

Overview of Property of the Estate and Exemptions All Chapter 7 cases come with a risk that you may lose property. In fact, when a

I usually ignore most “pop culture news”, but when there’s bankruptcy issues involved I will at least take a look. When news popped up about

The Trustee Your Meeting of Creditors, also called the 341(a) Hearing, you and your attorney will be meeting with the Chapter 7 trustee assigned to

When I heard the news that the drummer of my favorite band from when I was growing up had filed bankruptcy, I decided to comb

The $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides mortgage and foreclosure relief to Americans suffering financial hardship in the wake of