The Basics of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Quick Answer: Chapter 7 bankruptcy is often referred to as the “liquidation” bankruptcy because the bankruptcy trustee will liquidate property to pay your creditors before discharging certain remaining debts. While it may not sound attractive to have your property seized and liquidated, an experienced bankruptcy can help you find ways so that the benefits of…

Will my Bankruptcy Filing Be Public?

Quick Answer: While it is perfectly legal and is an important part of our economic system, bankruptcy still carries a stigma for many people. Interestingly, this perceived stigma is often directed at themselves but not at other people – put another way, while many people don’t judge others for filing for bankruptcy, they may not…

Big Name Retailers Not Immune From Bankruptcy

Quick Answer: When you think of businesses filing for bankruptcy, you may likely think of small, family-owned boutiques and small businesses that could not compete with big name retailers. However, large corporations are certainly not immune from financial troubles, especially in this changing economic climate, and many large companies in and around New Jersey have…

Can I Change the Terms of My Mortgage?

Quick Answer: If you have experienced an illness, injury, loss of a job, or another life event that has caused you to fall behind on your mortgage, you may believe foreclosure is inevitable. However, in many cases, there are ways that an experienced mortgage attorney can help you get back on track with your payment…

Major Retailers Filing for Bankruptcy

Quick Answer: What you Should Know as a Landlord While the year is not even halfway over, many major national retailers have already filed for bankruptcy in 2016. Some of the more familiar names involved in this corporate bankruptcy trend include Aeropostale, Sports Authority, PacSun, Fairway Market, and Vestis Retail Group, which operates chains Sport…