This is part four in the six-part series on “How to Prepare a Consumer Chapter 7 Bankruptcy without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney”. The first article dealt with the Bankruptcy Means Test, one of the most difficult aspects of preparing to file bankruptcy, and the deciding factor on whether one can proceed with a Chapter 7 […]
How to Complete Your Income and Expense Schedules in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney
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Beware of Fake Bankruptcy Attorneys-the Paid Bankruptcy Petition Preparer
December 24, 2014 by
Beware of the Fake Bankruptcy Attorneys-The Paid Petition Preparer You have probably seen the signs on bus stop benches or random billboards advertising for an extremely cheap bankruptcy filing. These signs might be from the bankruptcy mills or $0 Money Down Bankruptcy outfits I’ve warned about before. Or they can be from what I call the […]
End of Year Bankruptcy Planning to Protect Tax Refund
November 26, 2013 by
November and December for bankruptcy attorneys is like tax time for accountants. As we head toward the end of the year, bankruptcy filings begin to increase. Why? One aspect of bankruptcy planning for Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases is making sure as much of a client’s tax refund is protected from the hands of the […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Earning Capacity Use For Child Support Calculation
November 3, 2013 by
Caldwell Victorious In Nebraska Supreme Court Case In late September, I mentioned my argument before the Nebraska Supreme Court regarding an issue dealing with Nebraska Child Support. The Court held, in Freeman v. Groskopf, 286 Neb. 713 (2013), that using a parent’s earning capacity instead of actual wages is permissible in determining child support under […]
Equal Parenting Fight in Nebraska Headlines Again
October 3, 2013 by
You may recall that I previously advocated that in all divorce and paternity cases in Nebraska that there should be a presumption that joint custody is in the child’s best interest. The Nebraska legislative bill addressing joint custody and equal parenting time was killed during the 2013 legislative session. A fight between the Nebraska Bar […]