Submitted by New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyer, Lee M. Perlman. An unexpected job loss, a medical emergency, a divorce, out-of-control spending or an unscrupulous business partner – there are a great deal of things that can lead to bankruptcy. However, whether your financial crisis was avoidable or not, most people dealing with bankruptcy struggle with feelings […]
The Bible on Debt and The Morality of Bankruptcy
Submitted by New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyer, Lee M. Perlman Let’s talk about the morality of being in – and being unable to get out of – debt. There’s no clause in a credit card contract that speaks to morality or ethics. There are bad people who have credit cards and pay them on time. There are […]
Think Students Can’t Declare Bankruptcy? Think Again
Bankruptcy is supposed to give debtors a fresh start—unless they’re struggling with student loans. But a little-known provision is helping these borrowers take their creditors to court. Submitted by New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyer, Lee M. Perlman. In 2005, Chuck Stewart’s life had come to a screeching halt. His partner was in the hospital with a […]
Student loan debtors using Chapter 13 bankruptcy to buy time on payments
Submitted by New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyer, Lee M. Perlman. By Tim Grant / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette David King grew up on public welfare as a young man in Ambridge. Five years ago, he got married and moved his wife into a low-income housing project in Imperial. He was only earning $7.40 an hour at a part-time job. […]
How Avoiding Bankruptcy Can Backfire
Submitted by the Law Offices of Lee M. Perlman. In the world of personal finance, credit concerns and debt issues, there is no single issue that is more misunderstood than bankruptcy. Recently the Federal Reserve Bank of New York came out with an exceptional report on the bankruptcy reform of 2005 — which made it […]
NJ Bankruptcy Court Undergoing ‘Generational Change’
Submitted by New Jersey Bankruptcy Attorney, Lee Perlman. Originally published by the New Jersey Law Journal here. View the original print article here. In what one lawyer termed a “generational change,” New Jersey’s bankruptcy court is in the process of being remade due to a series of retirements and one death that by mid-2015 will […]
Avoiding Tax Liability on Short Sales and Foreclosures
Insolvency can leave a homeowner with little hope and few options of ever meeting their financial obligations to their lenders. Given the ongoing foreclosure crisis in North Jersey, it may be appropriate to mention two avenues in which lenders and homeowners can deal with the populaces increasing inability to pay off their debts. Two methods […]
Continuations of Proceedings could Violate the Automatic Stay
It is well known throughout the legal community that when a debtor files for bankruptcy everything surrounding the bankruptcy comes to a halt. This includes any other cases or hearings that are brought in state court or otherwise. In a recent case an overzealous creditor learned the consequences of pursuing litigation against a debtor who […]
The Bankruptcy Estate
The potential filer for Chapter 7 bankruptcy should understand that in such a bankruptcy there is not plan of repayment on the part of the debtor, like there is in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. What occurs in a Chapter 7 is the creation of what is known as the “bankruptcy estate.” Under 11 U.S.C. § […]
Life Insurance Proceeds and Your Choice in Federal or State Exemptions
In a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, what generally occurs is that a debtor’s assets are liquidated and the proceeds of the sale go to the repayment of their creditors. However under both Federal Law and State Law a debtor can claim a number of exemptions based on the type of assets that are being liquidated. Under […]
