Falling behind on your mortgage can be stressful, especially if a loan modification request is denied. Many people think a modification is the only way to save their home. In reality, bankruptcy may give you another path forward. An Alternative to Loan Modification For example, if you are about $10,000 behind on your mortgage, a […]

MY MOTHER WAS VERY SICK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND DIED A FEW WEEKS AGO. AS A RESULT I INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DEBT TO MAKE UP FOR THE TIME I MISSED FROM WORK AND PAYING FOR HER MEDICAL EXPENSES AND FUNERAL. CAN YOU HELP ME? Steven N. Taieb, Esquire has been helping people for 34 years who have […]

If you filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and surrendered your home, the debt tied to that property should be discharged. That means creditors cannot legally come after you for the balance once the home is sold at sheriff sale. Yet, some creditors still try to collect. What happens then? How the Law Protects You Under […]