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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Mortgage Rescue Scams Can Cost You Your Home

Posted By Billy D. Price, Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer in Chapter 13

If your home has been set for foreclosure, you will get plenty of letters in the mail. Some of them, though, are complete shams and could cost you your home. The Dallas Morning News has published a story that explains how Ms. Wynn lost her home because she relied upon Resolutions, a company she thought […]

Keeping A House And Cars In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Posted By Billy D. Price, Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer in Chapter 7

If you own your home and autos free and clear of all liens, in most Chapter 7 cases, you will be able to keep these items.
If you owe money on your house and cars, filing for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not mean that you will have to give these items up. You will, […]

Mortgage Rescue Scheme Unmasked In Texas Bankruptcy Court

Posted By Billy D. Price, Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer in Cases of Interest, Chapter 13

Judge Jernigan shed light on a mortgage rescue scheme:
On December 7, 2007, Judge Stacey G.C. Jernigan, Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, Issued a Memorandum Opinion in the case of In re White, Bankruptcy Case Number 06-32324. This opinion discussed a type of mortgage rescue scam that I had not […]

Well, At Least They Can Read . . .

Posted By Billy D. Price, Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer in Random Musings

The good news is, the literacy rate among driver’s on the freeway are nearly 100%
In my area, they are expanding the freeway to deal with traffic congestion. They have added a HOV lane and they have added more lanes. Another improvement was the placement of electronic signs ever so often to notify drivers […]

Child Support Arrears Cannot Be Paid With Interest In Chapter 13

Posted By Billy D. Price, Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer in Cases of Interest, Chapter 13, Child Support Issues

On November 15, 2007, in the case of In Re Hernandes, 2007 Bankr. LEXIS 4222, Judge Rhoades heard the arguments of the Texas Attorney General and the Chapter 13 Trustee on whether or not interest could be paid on child support arrearage claims in the chapter 13 plan.
Judge Rhoades ruled that interest could not be […]