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Your bankruptcy forms: budget the buzzards

Robert Weed

Jul 31, 20113 min read

Your bankruptcy forms: budget the buzzards

You see them eating along side the interstate, and wonder how they dodge the on-rushing traffic. That’s the “buzzard” — formally known...

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I filed bankruptcy and they are still calling! When do we sue?

Robert Weed

Jul 9, 20113 min read

I filed bankruptcy and they are still calling! When do we sue?

When you file bankruptcy, your creditors are required to leave you alone. Section 362 of the bankruptcy law automatically tells them to...

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After bankruptcy: USAA may cancel your car insurance

Robert Weed

Jul 5, 20111 min read

After bankruptcy: USAA may cancel your car insurance

When you file bankruptcy, most banks don’t take it personally. USAA does. So if you file bankruptcy on a debt to USAA, they may cancel...

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Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Endorses Chap Petersen for Senate

Robert Weed

Jul 2, 20112 min read

Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Endorses Chap Petersen for Senate

Filing bankruptcy got easier in Virginia on July 1. The exemption for cars increased to six thousand dollars. Sen. Chap Petersen helped...

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Bankruptcy Law Office Opening in Stafford Virginia

Robert Weed

Jun 25, 20112 min read

Bankruptcy Law Office Opening in Stafford Virginia

I’m Virginia Bankruptcy Lawyer Robert Weed. My Stafford office is at 300 Garrisonville Road, #201, Stafford, VA 22554....

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After bankruptcy: My house payments don’t show on my credit report.

Robert Weed

May 16, 20112 min read

After bankruptcy: My house payments don’t show on my credit report.

One reason to file bankruptcy is to get back to good credit. Once your credit has gone bad, bankruptcy, for most people, is the fastest...

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Bankruptcy exemptions in Virginia get better July 1.

Robert Weed

Feb 21, 20112 min read

Bankruptcy exemptions in Virginia get better July 1.

Bankruptcy exemptions in Virginia got a little better effective July 1, 2011. HB 1422, sponsored by Del Dave Albo (R-Springfield)...

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Bankruptcy is better on your job resume than bad debt

Robert Weed

Feb 17, 20112 min read

Bankruptcy is better on your job resume than bad debt

A bankruptcy client sent me a wonderful email yesterday. “I can finally see light to get on with my life.” Why? “I got the job!” Bad...

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Before bankruptcy: Virginia law is fast track for foreclosure

Robert Weed

Feb 6, 20112 min read

Before bankruptcy: Virginia law is fast track for foreclosure

Many people file bankruptcy right before foreclosure. Sometimes the timing of the bankruptcy is to get more time to get a loan...

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Right after filing bankruptcy: A Motion for relief from stay.

Robert Weed

Dec 13, 20104 min read

Right after filing bankruptcy: A Motion for relief from stay.

Before the housing crisis, I warned all my Chapter 7 bankruptcy clients, “make sure you are current on your house the day we file your...

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Robert Weed

Oct 11, 20102 min read

Don't file bankruptcy until March if you get a big refund.

This time of year, you need to be very careful about filing bankruptcy in Virginia if you get big tax refunds. Why? Virginia law has a...

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Robert Weed

Jul 21, 20102 min read

How "Avoid Bankruptcy" plan avoids Virginia consumer protection law

After talking with a lady yesterday, we’ll call her Jerri, I went to the website of Greenshield Financial Services. Here’s what they say...

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Before bankruptcy, can I spend down my money?

Robert Weed

Jul 6, 20102 min read

Before bankruptcy, can I spend down my money?

Suppose, when you are filing bankruptcy in Virginia, you have too much cash. You can turn it over to the bankruptcy court to divide...

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Robert Weed

May 30, 20102 min read

Before bankruptcy, does Navy Federal violate Virginia law?

Before you file bankruptcy, once you have a lawyer, you should tell your creditors when they call, “call my bankruptcy lawyer.” The law...

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Filing bankruptcy in Virginia to stop garnishment? You have rights.

Robert Weed

May 27, 20102 min read

Filing bankruptcy in Virginia to stop garnishment? You have rights.

Many people keep hoping they can avoid filing bankruptcy in Virginia, until they get a garnishment. If filing bankruptcy is a last...

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Robert Weed

May 18, 20102 min read

Bankruptcy Reform Law Causes Mortgage Default to Rise?

A new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that the 2005 bankruptcy reform law added to the housing crisis 200,000...

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