Wage garnishment. If I were to guess what the number one thing that pushes people past the tipping point of thinking about filing bankruptcy to actually calling me up and moving things forward, I would say it is wage...more
Probably half a dozen times per week I meet with someone who has been notified that their next check is going to be a quite a bit lighter – wage garnishment. If you are living paycheck to paycheck finding out your wages are...more
If you have read my blog at all you have likely read my mantra that “no body wants to file for bankruptcy”. Sometimes it is just flat out necessary. But how do you know if bankruptcy is the right choice?...more
Steven Davis will collect as much as $47.5 million following a jury trial which concluded in February. Davis was driving his motorcycle on State Road 434 in October 2006 when a pair of teens plowed into him head-on with their...more
Bankruptcy filings in Virginia, and nationwide, declined significantly in 2012, and it appears the decline is continuing in 2013. However, thousands of cases continue to be filed, and it is important for practitioners to...more
California enacted a number of pieces of legislation over the last year or so of great importance to insolvency professionals. These include bills impacting mortgage foreclosures, sales of tax-defaulted property, wage...more
Many legal writers have observed that the purpose of the stay is to provide a “breathing spell” while the facts in a bankruptcy case are sorted out....more
In our third post on changes affecting employers in California in the New Year, we discuss new laws regarding wage statements and payments of wages and commissions....more
If you are in serious debt and fail to take action to remedy the situation, the IRS may levy your property or garnish your wages. A levy is a legal seizure of your property in order to satisfy a debt....more
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