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What is the Means Test?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #40: What is the Means Test?   In order to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, we must determine whether you satisfy what is called the Means Test. This is an additional requirement that congress enacted in 2005, and what they want to

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Will Bankruptcy wipe away my Medical Debts?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #39: Will Bankruptcy wipe away my Medical Debts?   Medical bills are bills that are dischargeable in a bankruptcy case. We actually see more cases where individuals are required to file bankruptcy not because of credit cards, not because of foreclosure actions,

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What Types of Debt are involved in Bankruptcy?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #38: What Types of Debt are involved in Bankruptcy?   There are typically two types of debts involved in a bankruptcy, secured debts and unsecured debts. Secured debts are those that are tied to a particular type or piece of property. So,

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Will Bankruptcy wipe away my Student Loans?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #37: Will Bankruptcy wipe away my Student Loans?   Most student loans will not disappear unfortunately as a result of filing for bankruptcy protection. There are exceptions to that rule. If you have a large amount of student loans outstanding, we would

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What do I need in order to file Bankruptcy?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #36: What do I need in order to file Bankruptcy?   Before filing a bankruptcy, you need to be able to communicate to us “who it is that you owe money to”, whether they are currently taking action against you to enforce

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What if my spouse files Bankruptcy during my Divorce?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #35: What if my spouse files Bankruptcy during my Divorce?   If you are in the middle of a divorce proceeding and your ex-spouse, or ex-spouse to be ends up filing for bankruptcy her obligation, or his, on the debts that they

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What is a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #34: What is a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?   A Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing is a re-organization bankruptcy filing. What that means is, you have certain debts and rather than being allowed to make those debts completely disappear you are re-organizing those debts

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What SHOULD I look for in a Bankruptcy Lawyer?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #33: What SHOULD I look for in a Bankruptcy Lawyer?   When you make a decision to hire or retain a bankruptcy attorney, you want to be looking at the number of years of experience, that particular attorney has, or at least

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Which Bankruptcy Chapter should I file?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #32: Which Bankruptcy Chapter should I file?   Your options for the different types of bankruptcies you can file are limited between a Chapter 7, a Chapter 13, and in very limited circumstances, a Chapter 11. If you make in excess of

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Will filing Bankruptcy hurt my Credit?

Murray Utah Bankruptcy Lawyer Video #31: Will filing Bankruptcy hurt my Credit?   In many cases, filing bankruptcy will actually help you restore credit. As part of the process that we do when filing bankruptcy, we will run a credit report for you and that credit report

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