Fleysher Law Blog

Avvo, Inc.’s latest Avvo Legal Advisory shows that bankruptcy is one of the top legal topics for many in the United States. Questions in Avvo’s Q&A forum regarding bankruptcy reached an all-time high. Despite research from the National Bankruptcy Research Center stating that U.S. personal bankruptcy filings decreased by 13% in the first half of this year, consumers asked nearly 10,000 bankruptcy-related questions on Avvo.com. And that is during the

Chapter 7 exists to help you get out of debt quickly and easily. It is easy to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and you can do it hundreds of times. However, the issue is whether you can get a discharge of your debts. The U.S. Bankruptcy Code places limits on how often you can get a discharge. Under the Code, you must wait 8 years from the time you first

Believe it or not, there is such thing as an unaffordable bankruptcy. For many people, Bankruptcy can be a path to salvation. However, sometimes there are situations or people with particular financial goals in mind for whom bankruptcy may not work. For example, a situation may occur where the debtor has an asset that he wishes to keep but which would be sold in a chapter 7 case. Because he