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Bankruptcy Law | Legacy January 9, 2013
Pension Plans and 401Ks are Exempt Property During a Bankruptcy, Outlines Iowa Bankruptcy Lawyer
Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) January 9, 2013 – There are not too many things that are exempt when it comes to filing for bankruptcy, but pension plans and 401Ks definitely are. For people filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy,…
Bankruptcy Law | Legacy January 2, 2013
Contracts Cannot Negate Bankruptcy Protection, Indicates Iowa Bankruptcy Lawyer
Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) January 2, 2013 – Contracts cannot negate bankruptcy protection. It’s a very simple principle, one that has its origins in a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1938. In Johnson vs. Zerbst, the court defined…
Bankruptcy Law | Legacy December 17, 2012
Bankruptcy May Affect Anyone, Anytime says Iowa Bankruptcy Lawyer
Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) December 17, 2012 – Debtors used to go to prison. This no longer happens, and bankruptcy laws protect the debtor and creditor. Bankruptcy protection has an interesting history, indicated Kevin Ahrenholz, an Iowa bankruptcy…
Bankruptcy Law | Legacy December 3, 2012
Credit Card Interest Rates Exorbitant says Iowa Bankruptcy Lawyer
Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) December 3, 2012 – Credit card companies set their own interest rates, because the federal government allows them to do so. Not many know that in 1980, the federal government passed a law that…
Bankruptcy Law | Consumer Protection Law | Legacy November 20, 2012
San Francisco Bay Area Woman Sues Capital One Bank and Patenaude & Felix APC For Wrongful Debt Collection, Harassment and Damages
San Jose, CA (Law Firm Newswire) November 20, 2012 – An elderly San Francisco Bay Area woman is suing Capital One Bank and Patenaude & Felix, APC for wrongful debt collection, harassment and damages. The woman, Mrs. Mary Basich, alleges…
Bankruptcy Law | Legacy November 15, 2012
If Chapter 7 Cannot be Filed Again, Chapter 13 May be an Option
Des Moines, IA (Law Firm Newswire) November 15, 2012 – There are cases in which a debtor files bankruptcy more than once. When the economy began to decline and unemployment was on the rise, those who lost their jobs faced…