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Petition Drafting Tips

Save Time. Bankruptcy Petition Preparation Tip

When you are preparing the bankruptcy petition, DO NOT select exemptions for assets on Schedule A and B until AFTER the bankruptcy petition is complete. This is due to the fact that as you work...

Petition Drafting Tips

What is the Deal Breaker in Your Bankruptcy Petition?

a training lesson for professionals who prepare bankruptcy petitions

Petition Drafting Tips

Quick Tip: When does a 401K Loan Become a Wage Garnishment?

Today I was doing a bankruptcy petition review for a virtual bankruptcy assistant prior to giving the petition to her attorney. One mistake she made was in listing the 401K Loan as a Wage...

Bankruptcy Q&A

Questions and Answers from Debtor Bankruptcy Professionals

My attorney sent me a credit report to get debt information from. Many debts on the credit report show a $0.00 balance. Does this mean the debtors do not owe the debt?

Bankruptcy Q&A

Questions and Answers for Debtor Bankruptcy Professionals

I am a mortgage broker and often have clients who need to file bankruptcy. Could I provide that service to them or does it have to be done through an attorney? I have an extensive background in all...

Petition Drafting Tips

Update to Spanish Client Intake Forms

The Spanish Intake Forms have been updated. We added the 2 Page List of Documents that clients need to bring with them when they return the Client Intake Forms. This list was translated into Spanish...

Marketing Tips

Marketing Lesson: It is All in the Presentation

A lesson to help you learn how to accomplish more of your personal and business goals

Petition Drafting Tips

Bankruptcy Petition Prep Work Before Initial Input

I have been actively involved the past two weeks training new VBAs. One problem that all of them had was when I gave them a petition they immediately started entering the information into their...

Bankruptcy Q&A

Bankruptcy Case Review

Every week attorneys from almost every state send me their Chapter 13 petitions for review. Normally, I am called in after the petition has been filed and the Trustee has objected to the Plan. It...

Chapter 13 Strategies

Free Chapter 13 Plans and Local Forms

Note: This article is not written with the intent of taking business away from bankruptcy software companies who sell Local Forms and Chapter 13 Plans as “add on” packages. Instead, I am writing...

Chapter 13 Strategies

Chapter 13 Petition Preparation Tips

Because I like to stay on top of things and I want to always improve my own teaching skills, I have listened to and attended many classes, webinars and teleconferences in regard to furthering my...

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