Chapter 7

Tennessee residents who are filing for bankruptcy should be careful to keep records about when they performed certain services and when they were paid for those services. In Massachusetts, an attorney who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 was ordered to turn...

When Tennessee consumers file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, all of their nonexempt assets are liquidated to pay off creditors. At the outset of the process, the creditors receive a notice about the filing. If a creditor does not respond, the debt owed to the creditor is...

College students in Tennessee and around the country who have been defrauded by their schools may find it easier to have their debt forgiven and pursue legal remedies under education reforms scheduled to be introduced by the Obama administration in June 2016. The...

An option available to Nashville debtors unable to get their bills under control is often overlooked due to persistent myths. These myths can be detrimental by delaying debt relief for consumers and denying them the consumer protections available under bankruptcy law....

Residents of Tennessee who find that they require a fresh financial start may consider filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. A successful Chapter 7 results in the court discharging a debtor's financial responsibility to pay back his or her unsecured debt. Often, the debtor...

Tennessee businessmen know that a company may declare bankruptcy if it continues to experience losses and take on debt. The Supreme Court recently ruled that a fraud may lead to a dismissal of discharge of personal debt, even when it involves asset transfers that...

There’s no question that medical debts can strain a family’s finances. Although studies disagree about the precise percentage of bankruptcies that might be caused by overwhelming medical debt, it’s easy to see how problems could start. For example,...

There are many benefits of Chapter 7 bankruptcy, including the fact that you can discharge most or all of your debt. Furthermore, it typically takes only four to six months for the process to come to its completion. But here is the problem: You may not qualify for...

If you find yourself going through the Chapter 7 bankruptcy process, it will not be long before you wonder what the future holds. More specifically, how will you get your finances back in order once everything is in the past? Many people are under the impression that...

If there comes a point when you are buried in debt, one of the first things you may think about is bankruptcy. This is not something you want to do, but it could be the best strategy for improving your finances. Even if you don't understand the finer details of...