The Judicial Conference of the United States approved amendments to the Bankruptcy Court Miscellaneous Fee Schedule, which will go into effect on June 1, 2014. The amendment affecting most bankruptcy filers is an increase to the administrative fee assessed at the filing of every bankruptcy case. The administrative fee will increase to $75.00 for chapter [...]
The Means Test looks at your Median Income to determine for which Chapter of Bankruptcy you qualify: Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 As of April 1, 2014 the Median Income Levels will change once again. Median income levels are up across the board in both Kansas and Missouri – no foolin’! Due to these changes, [...]
Bankruptcy Filing Process If you are wondering how it looks like -- we will walk you through it! From the initial consultation, paperwork and signing to 341 Meeting and case closing.
The total number of Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2013—the 12-month period ending September 30, 2013—totaled 1,107,699. Based on these numbers, total filings have gone down by 12% since fiscal year 2012. These statistics were released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. As you can see by the below [...]
Christmas is the season of joy and giving. Your credit cards might have saw a fair amount of action on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Credit cards are a necessity to make safe purchases on those cyber bargains and are easier to carry around town when making your last minute purchases. Some consumers require credit [...]
The Means Test looks at your Median Income to determine for which Chapter of Bankruptcy you qualify: Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 As of November 15, 2013 the Median Income Levels changed once again. Kansas single filers will see an increase while larger families have taken a hit. This comes after the Median Income increases [...]
YES! It is possible -- When you are unable to make your monthly payments, Creditor calls are going to happen. First you will get a letter from your Creditor saying something airy like “Whoops you missed a payment!” Make your payment, plus late fees and all is well. But another month passes without payment and [...]
KANSAS WOMEN ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION Thursday, July 18th We had another great year in Lindsborg. We started our day off hosting the Solo / Small Firm Committee lunch. Fifteen ladies enjoyed a Swedish lunch while discussion Office Efficiency, namely technology. After lunch we headed to Bethany College for registration and our first round of Continuing Legal [...]
Our office will be closed Thursday, July 18th and Friday, July 19th as our attorneys are attending the annual Kansas Women Attorney Association conference in Lindsborg, Kansas. This year’s conference theme is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s quote “Well behaved women seldom make history.” Continuing education courses will be offered on at least 18 different subjects! Our [...]
The Means Test looks at your Median Income to determine for which Chapter of Bankruptcy you qualify: Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 As of tomorrow, May 1, 2013, the Median Income Levels are changing once again. They are back up in Kansas. This comes after the Median Income decrease we saw on November 1, 2012. [...]