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Last week’s post on the challenges young people face to pay off their medical debt is a good reminder to readers of this Tennessee bankruptcy and debt relief blog that financial hardship is a problem that anyone can experience. It is a mistake to believe that…
Most Tennessee residents might agree that there are basically three kinds of people regarding finances: those who love to talk about all things financial, those who cringe at the mention of the word and those who would rather think about other things but recognize the necessity…
Different generations have been assigned different names to differentiate them from one another. For example, Tennessee residents who were born in the two decades following World War II may be considered Baby Boomers, while individuals born during the Civil Rights Era through the mid-1980’s fall into…
Bankruptcy exemptions are intended to allow debtors to keep some of their property when they elect to file for bankruptcy. Exemptions can be particularly important to debtors who choose to pursue Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which is often referred to as “liquidation bankruptcy”. In Chapter 7 bankruptcy,…
Before the advent of Facebook, Twitter and even smartphones, Americans had to pick up their landline telephones to check in with friends and family members. Now, though, it is more likely that a Tennessee resident would simply check into their preferred social medial site to find…
Deciding to file for bankruptcy and to utilize the protections of the bankruptcy courts should not be done capriciously. A debtor must fulfill significant commitments in order to complete the process and to avoid further financial and legal issues that may result if they elect not…
“Straight bankruptcy” is just another name for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the process that goes along with it. Readers of this Tennessee debt relief and bankruptcy blog may know Chapter 7 bankruptcy to be the process of liquidating one’s personal assets in order to pay off…
It is easy to assume that if a person wins the lottery that they will be set up for financial success for the rest of their life. In fact, if a Tennessee resident wins big and pockets millions of dollars in a lottery windfall, then they…
Chapter 7 bankruptcy can seem like an extreme financial process for those Tennessee residents who are struggling to find solid financial footing. Often referred to as “liquidation bankruptcy,” this form of bankruptcy requires filers to sell off items of personal property in order to come up…
One of the biggest advantages that Chapter 13 bankruptcy has over Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the fact that debtors do not have to sell off their property in order to pay off their creditors. Rather, a Tennessee debtor may file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy if they…
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