A brief overview of how filing bankruptcy can help you get a fresh financial start. The Process Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies." Under this grant of authority, Congress enacted the Bankruptcy Code in 19...
This is the first installment of our guide to defeating motions for summary judgment made by foreclosing banks in New York residential foreclosure cases. The purpose of a bank's motion for summary judgment is to obtain a judgment of foreclosure without giving the homeowner the benefit of a trial. To...
(North Carolina) My mortgage was charged off in a 2011 chapt.-7 bankruptcy and wasn't supposed to be. The discharge schedule was for credit cards and misc debts ONLY. I instructed my atty at the time that I planned to continue making mortgage payments and keep the house. He assured me my mortgage/ho...
