Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Can filing bankruptcy hurt your chances of finding a job? Maybe, but it could depend more on what position you're trying to get and how you handle the interview process. But before you let worries about the future stop you from dealing with your past, this is what you...

One of the great benefits of a successful bankruptcy filing is the discharge a debtor receives. This discharge makes the debt uncollectable forever by the creditor, putting in place a "discharge injunction" that prohibits any personal collection efforts. Most...

A recent story from a newspaper in Maine notes that there has been a decline in the number of bankruptcy filings there. Because bankruptcy law is federal, many concerns regarding filing bankruptcy are the same, no matter where you live. The author notes that while the...