Blog Posts in May, 2014
Posted on May 24, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the 9th Circuit recently rejected the argument that deducting the $200 older vehicle expense was allowable. The BAP in In Re Leudtke founds that the IRS National and ...
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Posted on May 21, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
When you sign a reaffirmation agreement for a secured debt or any other debt, the matter will be set for hearing if your attorney did not sign the agreement. Many attorneys will not sign a ...
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Posted on May 20, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
In California, and in all of the states bordering California as well as much of the rest of the country, a vehicle lender has the right to repossess a vehicle as soon as the bankruptcy is completed ...
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Posted on May 19, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
WHAT'S A REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENT? If you have loan on your vehicle and the lender is a lienholder on your vehicle's title, and you are thinking about filing bankruptcy, you need to know about ...
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Posted on May 15, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
After filing for bankruptcy, you may have noticed that your monthly mortgage payments are not being listed on your credit report. Instead you will see the account listed as "Included in ...
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Posted on May 13, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
If you are in default on your military star card then the Internal Revenue Service may take your tax refund to pay off your debt. As part of the Treasury Offset Program, your tax refund can be taken ...
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Posted on May 12, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
If you are counting on getting your federal income tax refund this tax season, you can't be so sure that you will if you owe one any of a long list of debts. 100% of your tax refund could be ...
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Posted on May 9, 2014 By Southern California Law Advocates
When your file for bankruptcy, all of the debts, including your mortgage are listed in your bankruptcy. Even if you are keeping your house, you are still required to list your home and your mortgage ...
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