After you’ve decided to get rid of your debts and file bankruptcy, the Court will set up your “341 Hearing” (a.k.a the “Meeting of Creditors”). You’ll get a notice telling you when and where your 341 hearing will be. Every once in a while, one of my clients will ask me to change ...
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Dallas Texas 341 Hearing or “Meeting of Creditors” (VIDEO)
One of the parts of the process of filing for a Dallas Texas bankruptcy is something which is known as a 341 meeting. Named for the part of the ...
Documents to have when filing bankruptcy
If you are considering filing for bankruptcy, there are things that you should make sure to save and have available, just in case. If people keep good records, the process is much easier and they can proceed without much difficulty. Many people shred or throw away information, not knowing that they may need it later. ...
33 “Don’ts” For Your Dallas Bankruptcy Case
A List of Thirty-Three DON’TS in Preparing to File a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. If you can adhere to these suggestions, your case will go much more smoothly.
The “Fraudulent Transfer”
The bankruptcy trustee is given the power to set aside or "avoid" certain transfers of the debtor's assets out of the estate that unfairly place assets beyond the reach of creditors. Such a transfer of the debtor's assets to a third party, with the intent to prevent creditors from reaching the assets to satisfy ...
Making Your Chapter 13 Payments to the Bankruptcy Trustee
In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you'll make payments to the bankruptcy Trustee. These are the payments that the Trustee divides up and forwards to your creditors and it keeps you from having to make separate payments on any debts that are included in your Chapter 13 Plan (although you do separately pay whatever debts are ...
How To Afford A Bankruptcy Lawyer
How to afford a bankruptcy lawyer when you're already broke... One of the questions I am most often asked by clients is "how am I supposed to get enough money to pay for this bankruptcy?". After all, you come to me because you don't have enough money to pay your bills. So how are you supposed ...