Divorce cases can be hard, time-consuming, and costly. No surprise there. But did you know that certain monetary awards can be discharged in bankruptcy, even after the ex-spouse spent many years and dollars fighting for them? Generally, a dissolution of marriage will...
What can you do when a borrower files bankruptcy on the eve of a foreclosure sale? Are you entitled to the swift results of dismissing the bankruptcy case based on bad faith? If you are a commercial lender, odds are you will find yourself in this...
This blog is the final part of a three part series. In the first 2 blogs of this series, we discussed common questions that arise concerning foreclosures in general, why they take so long and whether the bank is ever barred from re-filing a second foreclosure case...
In the first blog of this series, we discussed the prevalence of foreclosures in our communities and typical questions that many people have, such as what is going on with that property? What is taking so long? Is it still in foreclosure? Who owns the property...
Over recent years, we all have heard some horror stories about foreclosures. Houses in foreclosure are sprinkled throughout our neighborhoods. In many cases, they sit vacant for a long time. You may wonder, what is going on with that property? What is taking so...