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Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps   Consider three recent events in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme case, which demonstrate a certain unevenness and perhaps even inconsistency in the authority vested in the trustees who are administering these types of

By: Chris Bolz St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff            

If you have been sued by a credit card company or by a debt buyer such as Midland Funding, CACH LLC, LVNV Funding, Portfolio Recovery, Cavalry SPV, Asset Acceptance, Unifund CCR Partners or Encore Capital, you need to take immediate action.  Here are

By NATALIE KITROEFF Stacy Jorgensen fought her way through pancreatic cancer. But her struggle was just beginning. Before she became ill, Ms. Jorgensen took out $43,000 in student loans.

In In re Kulakowski, No. 12-15294, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 23110 (11th Cir. Nov.

Debtors sometimes are unable to open a checking account after receiving their bankruptcy Discharge.   These debtors typically had a troubled history with their bank, generally involving fraud, bounced checks or excessive overdraft activity, result

Modifications in Family LawQ: What is a motion to modify?A: A request made to the court to change an existing court order because of a change in circumstances.Q: What types of orders can be modified?A: Divisions of property and debt from divorce usua

As many readers of our Cooler e-mails and blog posts are aware, one of the hottest current topics in personal bankruptcy is the treatment of rent–stabilized leases in Chapter 7 personal bankruptcy cases.

By MIREYA NAVARROAfter her husband died, Mary Veronica Santiago fell behind on her bills, and t