I have a recurring nightmare. No, it isn’t the one where I’m in the ninth grade, and I show up completely unprepared for a math test and end up completely bombing. It’s the one where one of my clients loses their home in bankruptcy. If that ever happens, I’m hanging up my spurs and joining…Read more
How To Stop A Garnishment In Colorado
Our phone rings more on Fridays, usually toward the end of the day. That’s when people are opening up their paycheck or checking their bank balance on their phones and noticing that there has been a big drop. After they call their payroll department to find out what happened and spend some time on Google…Read more
Do All Of My Tax Returns Need To Be Filed Before I Can File Bankruptcy?
Technically, you don’t have to have your tax returns filed before your bankruptcy is filed. But, depending on whether or not you file a chapter 7 or a chapter 13 bankruptcy in Colorado, you may have to have up to the last four years of tax returns filed shortly after your bankruptcy case is filed.…Read more
Does The Colorado Vehicle Exemption Protect My Motor Home?
There are two things I want you to get from reading this short article: first, the bankruptcy court is probably not going to be interested in your car; second, if the bankruptcy court is interested in your car, it doesn’t matter if it’s your only source of transportation that you have to get to work…Read more
When Does A Chapter 13 Plan Start?
Chapter 13 bankruptcy involves reorganizing debt (as opposed to liquidating dischargeable debt in Chapter 7) over a period of three to five years and requires filers to pay a percentage (anywhere from 1% to 100%) of their debt by making monthly payments to the Chapter 13 trustee who distributes it to their creditors. In Colorado,…Read more
Barfights and Bankruptcy – Some Debts You Just Can’t Quit
Bankruptcy is amazing. It can eliminate most debts, improve your credit score in the long run, and allow you to rebuild your financial future. Unfortunately, its power is not all-encompassing. Some debts you just can’t rid of. If you owe child support or spousal maintenance (what used to be called alimony), certain taxes, student loans,…Read more
Why Should I Hire A Colorado Bankruptcy Attorney?
You do not have to have a bankruptcy lawyer to declare bankruptcy. Nope. You can represent yourself. In fact, approximately 15% of all individuals who file bankruptcy in Colorado, go through the process without a lawyer. And while I don’t have any hard and fast statistics, based on my observation, most of those people get…Read more
What Questions Will The Bankruptcy Trustee Ask Me At My Meeting Of Creditors?
Nothing in the bankruptcy process creates more anxiety for my clients than their meeting of creditors. One of the best ways to manage that anxiety is by helping my clients prepare for this meeting. First, I don’t call it the meeting of creditors (that’s what it’s called in the Bankruptcy Code). I call it the…Read more
5 Things You Should Do (And One Thing You Shouldn’t) After You File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Congratulations! Your attorney has filed chapter 7 bankruptcy petition! Your journey through the bankruptcy process has begun and will be over before you know it. You just have a few things to take care of. 1. Take the second bankruptcy course. Everyone who files bankruptcy has to take two classes, one before you file and…Read more
What Happens To My House When I File Bankruptcy?
The security of their home is probably the number one source of anxiety for people who are considering bankruptcy. In this video, Denver, Colorado bankruptcy lawyer Peter Mullison discusses what happens to your home if you file bankruptcy. For a more specific discussion about your home, you can schedule a free consultation with an experienced…Read more
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