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Bankruptcy Q&A

Bankruptcy Petition Questions and Answers

If for instance I am completing a petition today, do I use the debtors income for November or December on Schedule I? I am working with 2 paralegals at a law firm and one says use November and the...

Remote Work Life

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10 Tips for Improving Your Virtual Assistant Skills

Chapter 13 Strategies

Mortgage Cram Down and Strip Down Q and A

The following questions and answers were submitted to 713 Training.com either at a teleconference or by email during this past week. The answers are provided for training purposes only and no whole...

Bankruptcy Q&A

Bankruptcy Petition Questions and Answers

Real Q&A for bankruptcy petition drafters: where to list cars sold before filing, how to handle the Statement of Affairs, and other common petition preparation questions.

Petition Drafting Tips

Bankruptcy Petition Training Tidbits

I attended the Chapter 13 Cram Down and Strip Down teleconference. In the materials I received there were 33 pages of pleadings that provide samples for the Strip Down procedure. However, there are...

Petition Drafting Tips

Tip: An Alternative to the Means Test

I am an attorney and I have a client that makes too much money for standard Chapter 7 even with the Means Test. I recalled that if debts are over 50 percent, one does not need to employ the Means...

Chapter 13 Strategies

Mortgage Cram Downs in Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy Q&A

Questions and Answers from Bankruptcy Professionals

If the only debt the debtor has is arrearages on the mortgage, can the arrearage be cured over a 5 year period or is a 3 year repayment plan required? At 3 years, the payments are too high. At 5...

Bankruptcy Fundamentals

New Bankruptcy Law Firm Established

I am very happy to report that the Law Firm of John H Spurgeon in Pasadena, California has opened a new debtor law bankruptcy practice and will be accepting new clients soon. Attorney John Spurgeon...

Tools, Tech & Talk

New Email Scam Appearing From Citi Bank

I received the following scam in my email today:

Certification & Training

Earn Your Chapter 13 Training Certification

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Tools, Tech & Talk

Warning: Do Not Get Ripped Off Purchasing Federal Forms

The paralegal to a bankruptcy attorney in Pennsylvania called me today to tell me about her experience with Best Case software. Her attorney is a registered user of Best Case and the paralegal had...