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Protecting Your Texas Home – Your Options with Bankruptcy
According to DallasTexasRealEstate.com, the Texas Homestead Exemption does three things: it protects you from increasing property taxes, stops creditors from forcing a sale in many situations, and gives protections to a spouse if the homeowner passes away. What does...
Are the Alternatives Better Than Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is not always your best option; you have alternatives. Texas bankruptcy does give you many protections, such as the homestead exemption protecting your home during a bankruptcy. However, sometimes the debt is too small to discharge, or you are not eligible....
How a Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer Helps You Save Money
Saving money, property, and assets is the point of filing bankruptcy, but many fail to reap all the benefits of a successful debt discharge. For Texas residents facing a stack of credit card bills, impossible medical debts, foreclosure, and creditor harassment, there...
The Best Strategy After a Successful Texas Bankruptcy
If you're unsure of what happens after a successful bankruptcy, if you have some fears, you are not alone and there is help. This blog guide is designed to help you save money, protect assets, and reap the rewards of a bankruptcy. Why file Texas bankruptcy? Filing...
5 Success Tips for Texas Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
This guide shows how best to save money, to hire a Texas lawyer, to discharge debt, to stop creditor harassment, and to get a fresh start. It's important to understand the value of a successful Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and what it means for your future. A Chapter 7...
Common Legal Hurdles When Filing Texas Bankruptcy
Are you eligible for Texas bankruptcy? How complicated is the legal process? This blog guide helps you overcome some bankruptcy hurdles which, if you can get past them, can help in protecting assets, discharging debts, and giving you a fresh start. Ineligible for...
Should You Use Debt Consolidation or Bankruptcy?
Should you avoid bankruptcy? Well, this is a bankruptcy blog, so we may be partial. But if you look at the facts when comparing debt consolidation to bankruptcy, it's pretty easy to side with bankruptcy. What are the downsides of debt consolidation? First and...
When to Fire Your Dallas Bankruptcy Lawyer
There are many horror stories involved in bankruptcy which simply need not occur. The problem is that with so many unemployed, facing foreclosure, and lacking medical coverage, bankruptcy filings have been very high in recent years. This has increased demand for...
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Rules You Must Know
There is some scary points when you're considering filing bankruptcy. For home owners, it can be foreclosure. Some families may fear paying bills if wages are garnished. Some individuals may simply be sick of having impossible debts. While Chapter 13 bankruptcy is not...
Unique Tools to Help in Your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
How do you benefit from bankruptcy? You use tools to the best of your ability. What tools are those? It starts with a good lawyer, and ends with an understanding of the law. But some of these unique tools may not yet be in your tool kit, or you may not know they are...
Understand Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Law is complex, dense and difficult for many to understand. With the recent changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code, the task of navigating a bankruptcy filing has become even more cumbersome. With over a decade of experience, Robert A. Higgins & Associates is ready to help your case.
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Types of Bankruptcy
For consumers, Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 are the two most common types of bankruptcy. Which one is right for you? Choosing the right chapter of the bankruptcy code to excercise is extremely important. Our expert legal staff will guide you through the important selection process
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