The journey toward financial recovery after bankruptcy can often feel daunting, but it opens a new chapter filled with opportunities for renewal and growth. At Marshack Hays Wood, our Orange County bankruptcy attorneys understand the complexities and emotional toll of
Struggling under the weight of crushing debt can be mentally and emotionally taxing, especially if you feel you aren’t making any progress paying it off. While filing for bankruptcy may not sound like the best idea, it could actually be
When most people think of bankruptcy, they can only envision the negative consequences. They think of bankruptcy as a path to property loss, bad credit, higher premiums, higher interest rates, and embarrassment. However, bankruptcy is so much more than that.
If you are struggling to pay your mortgage, car loan, or other bills, filing bankruptcy may be the solution you need. It can be difficult to regain your financial breathing room without the help of a bankruptcy filing. However, filing
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In January, 2016 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Zachary v. California Bank and Trust ruled that the Absolute Priority Rule still applies to individual Chapter 11 reorganizations after the Bankruptcy Code was amended in 2005. This ruling means
For the past five years, Richard Marshack of Marshack Hays LLP and Kelly Zinser of Zinser Law Group have proudly lead the fundraising effort for the Public Law Center’s pro bono Bankruptcy Programs. PLC runs bankruptcy and reaffirmation clinics to
With the recent downturn in the economy and depressed housing market, many individuals have turned to bankruptcy for a possible fresh start. Bankruptcy law also frequently intersects with other areas of commercial law and attorneys from various practice areas are
Do inherited IRAs constitute “retirement funds” that may be exempted from a bankruptcy estate? This issue causes some consternation among bankruptcy trustees when debtors assert exemption claims on money they receive as an inheritance—money that they did not set aside
By Ed Hays: When a debtor re-files a bankruptcy petition within a year of dismissal, §362(c)(3)(A) ((Unless stated otherwise, all section references are to the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§101-1330.)) provides that the automatic stay “shall terminate with respect to
By Ed Hays: Trustee’s often face a procedural quagmire where debtors fail to accurately list or value assets and then seek to amend schedules and claims of exemption. Yet the Ninth Circuit BAP recently provided solace to trustees and creditors
By Richard Marshack: In a prior post, I began a review of when beneficial interests under spendthrift trusts may be reached as property of the estate in the Ninth Circuit. Today I’ll look more closely at the decisions in In
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