Divorce Waiting Period: Quicker to Get Married Than Divorced in Nebraska

It’s easy to get married in Nebraska. Get a marriage license from the county clerk, have someone officiate in front of witnesses, and you’re married. Getting divorced and remarrying takes a little bit of time. Divorce Waiting Period I have had divorce clients who are frustrated to learn that there is a waiting period before […]

How to Complete Your Property List Schedules in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney

We enter the halfway point in the six-part series on “How to Prepare a Consumer Chapter 7 Bankruptcy without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney”. The first article dealt with completing the Means Test, a crucial step in determining whether you can proceed with Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The second article focused on finding your creditors and properly listing […]

Bankruptcy Preference Payments Waste Your Money And Harm Family Members

I was sitting at the Section 341 Meeting of Creditors waiting for my client’s name to be called. The monotonous and repetitious questions to the other bankrupt debtors were beginning to get hazy when I heard a response from a debtor and his attorney turn the usually ordinary Meeting of Creditors into an investigation into […]

Nebraska Supreme Court Criticizes Confused Appeal Attorney

The Nebraska Supreme Court recently affirmed a ruling by a Lancaster County District Court Judge granting judgment to the State of Nebraska in a case where a state employee alleged that she was discriminated against by the State of Nebraska when it implemented an insurance policy that divided plans based upon zip codes. The state […]

How to Complete Your Bankruptcy Creditors List without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney?

This is the second article in the six part series on “How to Prepare a Consumer Chapter 7 Bankruptcy without a Nebraska Bankruptcy Attorney.” The previous articles focused on completing the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Means Test. In this article, we’ll be looking at how to fill out Schedules D, E, and F which is comprised of […]