West Virginia Bankruptcy News and Information
West Virginia Bankruptcy in a Nutshell
West Virginia Bankruptcy Basics There is a myth that many credit card companies perpetuate that only people who overspend go bankrupt. This simply isn’t true. Many people who don’t misuse their [...]
Preparing for Bankruptcy in West Virginia
Are your financial problems driving you to seek the bankruptcy protection that bankrupt filers get? The automatic stay that is put in place upon a bankruptcy filing is an injunction that stops [...]
Chapter 13 Confirmation Hearing
If you’re suffering from financial distress, you can find relief from the automatic stay offered as bankruptcy protection to debtors who filed for bankruptcy. While declaring bankruptcy is usually the last resort, [...]
Bankruptcy Exemptions in West Virginia
For those considering personal bankruptcy as the solution to their financial problems, they must choose to file for bankruptcy under either Bankruptcy Chapter 7 or 13. Both types of bankruptcy allow filers [...]
Automatic Stay in West Virginia Bankruptcy
The “automatic stay” is an injunction triggered by filing one of the following types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13. With it in place, debtors are protected from further [...]
The Different Steps of the Bankruptcy Process
Bankruptcy can temporarily blemish your credit report, but it does give you a fresh start as well. If you’re unable to pay your debts because of serious financial distress, start thinking about [...]
Hire a Bankruptcy Attorney
Why Hire a Bankruptcy Attorney Bankruptcy cases come in different kinds, circumstances, and degrees of complexity. While it’s advisable that you go through bankruptcy aided by the legal services of an [...]
Involuntary Bankruptcy in West Virginia
Debtors usually file for bankruptcy voluntarily, but bankruptcy laws do allow creditors to force a debtor to declare bankruptcy by filing a petition for bankruptcy themselves. This is called involuntary bankruptcy. An [...]
Filing Bankruptcy to Eliminate Tax Debt
First and foremost, most taxes cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. You may have been given false hopes by advertisements that offer a way to wipe out tax debts in bankruptcy. However, it [...]
West Virginia Meeting of Creditors
The meeting of creditors or 341 meeting is a hearing that is held after a debtor files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, both of which pertain to consumer bankruptcy [...]