What are the Different Kinds of Bankruptcy?
What are the different types of bankruptcy? What is a "Chapter 7" case? What is a "Chapter 13?" Which chapter is best for me? These are some of the questions Mr. Bolger will answer for you in this episode.
What Do I Include In My Bankruptcy Case?
Mr. Bolger answers one of the most common questions he is asked by callers and stresses the importance of telling the truth at all times in your case.
Senior Citizens and Bankruptcy
Are you retired or retiring and realize your expenses are increasing while your income is not? Has your parent asked you for help in resolving their financial affairs and you realize they cannot afford to pay their debts and maintain a decent standard of living? Statistics indicate senior citizens are filing bankruptcy petitions at an increasing rate.
Security Clearances and Personal Bankruptcy
Will I lose my security clearance if I file for bankruptcy protection? I am applying for the first time for a security clearance. Will I be denied because I filed for bankruptcy protection? Mr. Bolger has been filing bankruptcy petitions in the Washington DC metropolitan area since 1987, and the area he serves has a large number of residents who possess security clearances.
Is Bankruptcy for me?
"Why not try for a win-win scenario? Tell the creditor they'll get nothing if I file bankruptcy. Won't that work?" Mr. Bolger describes how and why he started filing bankruptcy cases for individuals and small businesses over 30 years ago.
Will I lose my home?
What happens to my home if I file a bankruptcy petition? Will I lose it? What do I have to do in order to keep it? What if I have a Home Equity Line of Credit? What if I am behind on my payments? These and other questions regarding your home are discussed in this episode.
What is a typical case like?
Ever wondered what it is like to be the person who files a bankruptcy petition? Attorney Bolger describes what it is like to be the debtor in a typical Chapter 7 case from start to finish.
What is the Court Hearing like?
Every bankruptcy case has a hearing which is the most stressful event in the case. What is it like? What will you be asked? What can you do to ensure your hearing goes as smoothly as possible? These and other questions are answered in this segment.
My spouse doesn’t want to file. Can I file by myself?
Sometimes, only one person in a marriage needs to file for bankruptcy protection. What happens to the non-filing spouse? This scenario arises most often in two situations - newly married couples where only person brings a bunch of debts into the relationship, and longer established married couples where only one of the spouses accumulated debt over time, oftentimes for joint household living expenses.
Meet the Bolger Law Firm Team
Want to know who you will be working with when you call the Bolger Law Firm? While we all work together on each case we file, it is good to know who the people are you will meet along the way and what they do to help ensure a successful outcome for your case.