http://www.higginsandassociates.com Dallas - Forth Worth Bankruptcy Attorneys Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:39:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A piece in today's Star-Telegram talks about the number of homes that are foreclosed on after a bankruptcy filing. According to the article by Sandra Baker an analysis of post-bankruptcy cases for homeowners in 60 Texas counties shows that the number of cases involving properties protected from foreclosure rose 9 ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/filing-bankruptcy-stops-foreclosure-if-you-stick-to-the-payment-plan/ In an unusual case, mostly because student loans are rarely ever discharged in bankruptcy, a bankruptcy judge in Massachusetts and and the chief judge of the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts are having a bit of a spat about discharging the student loans of a 2005 law school graduate. According to ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/judges-battle-over-student-loan-foregiveness-in-bankruptcy/ Image by Alan Light via Flickr Reading the news today that Barry Corbin (famous for his roles on TV's Northern Exposure, Dallas and on film as Uncle Bob in Urban Cowboy) has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, it occurred to me ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/famous-fort-worth-resident-files-for-bankruptcy/ In the spirit of the holiday season, instead of the 12 days of Christmas I thought we would give you the 12 reasons you should talk to a Fort Worth bankruptcy attorney. The first step to overcoming a debt problem is recognizing that you have one. If worries about your credit ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/12-signs-that-you-should-talk-to-a-bankruptcy-attorney/ I read today that the delinquency rate on home mortgages is at a record high, despite the fact that the United States is suppose to be headed out of the "Great Recession". A report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that the housing market has a few more bumps to ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/mortgage-delinquencies-at-record-highs/ A Federal judge in Oregon has ruled that the government doesn't have to notify someone when they access and search a Web-based email account. U.S. District Judge Michael W. Mosman writes in his opinion - "When a person uses the Internet, however, the user’s actions are no longer in his or ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/national-legal-news/federal-judge-says-email-not-be-protected-by-4th-amendment/ Just a little off topic for my blog. Well maybe not off topic, but straying toward helping people with financial problems before they need a bankruptcy attorney. A good friend of ours at the firm, Mitchell L. Allen, released a book this summer called A Survival Guide To Debt: How to ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/a-survival-guide-to-debt/ A report in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram says that the number of homes posted for the November foreclosure sale in Tarrant County is up 35 percent from November 2008. Just over 1,800 homes are set to be auctioned on the courthouse steps Tuesday, November 3, according to Foreclosure Listing Service in ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/tarrant-county-foreclosures-up-35-percent/ We are very pleased to announce that Ethan Cartwright has joined the firm as its newest associate. He works out of our office in Benbrook providing counsel and legal services to clients considering chapter 7 and chapter 13 bankruptcy. Cartwright earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Tarleton State ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/new-bankruptcy-attorney-joins-firm/ An article in today's Wall Street Journal points out the one of the perils of starting a business is that sometimes your personal assets become collateral for loans you take out for the business. When business gets soft, you may end up filing a personal bankruptcy case to save your ... http://www.higginsandassociates.com/bankruptcy-articles/bankruptcy-can-mean-double-whammy-for-struggling-business-owners/