by Richard Weaver | Jan 16, 2016 | Blog
How much of your personal information does a Texas bankruptcy judge require? It may be a lot more than you think. One Texas man used his Facebook and Twitter accounts to promote his gun store, but after losing ownership of the suburban Houston store in a bankruptcy...
by Richard Weaver | Dec 7, 2015 | Blog
When does it make sense to file for bankruptcy? It’s going to be a different story for every person who’s in debt. There are some general guidelines – see below – but before you take any legal action regarding bankruptcy in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you should...
by Richard Weaver | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a bankruptcy case that will define precisely what “fraud” means under the Bankruptcy Code. The law doesn’t allow you to discharge a debt if you obtained the money fraudulently. The Supreme Court will decide if fraud...
by Richard Weaver | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog
A recent case in Montana is a reminder to homeowners to obtain legal help fast when threatened with foreclosure. In November, a jury awarded a Billings man, Jason Norman, just over $2 million in his claim against a bank that foreclosed on and actually sold a house...
by Richard Weaver | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog
His picture is on our money, but before he became the president, Abraham Lincoln wasn’t exactly a financial genius. In 1832, the president-to-be purchased a general store in New Salem, Illinois. When the store went bankrupt, Lincoln’s horse was seized and sold to pay...
by Richard Weaver | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog
When you file for bankruptcy in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, an estate is created that includes everything you own as well as anything you are entitled to, such as a tax refund that you haven’t yet received. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the estate property is liquidated...
