You're seriously in debt and considering bankruptcy. However, you're also engaged to be married. The key question is whether you should file for bankruptcy before or after your wedding. The related questions are whether your marriage will impact your bankruptcy and...
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Can bankruptcy help you with overdue alimony and child support?
If your debt is overwhelming, you may be considering bankruptcy. But what if part of that debt includes alimony and/or child support? Getting behind on those payments -- particularly child support -- can have serious legal ramifications. If you're already behind on...
Be careful how you leave a foreclosed home
Sometimes, filing for bankruptcy can help people keep their homes. However, perhaps you can't or choose not to save your home from foreclosure. Maybe the foreclosure is a done deal when you begin looking seriously at bankruptcy and all that's left to do is move out of...
What are the pros and cons of Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
If you are having financial difficulties in Wisconsin, it is a good idea to consider all your debt-relief options, including bankruptcy, to decide on the course of action that will best serve your situation. Depending on your income and overall financial...
What are unfair collection practices?
Life can be stressful when money that you owe goes to collections. You may be contending with phone calls and letters from debt collectors. Sometimes collectors can go to extreme measures to attempt to collect a debt. There is almost nothing more annoying than being...
Fatal Milwaukee Elevator Fall Illustrates Construction Injury Risks
I tragic demolition incident in Milwaukee illustrates the confluence of risk factors that make construction among the nation's most dangerous occupations. FOX6 News reports the man was driving a forklift when it fell seven stories down an elevator shaft. The historic...
Is it safe to take out a payday loan?
Wisconsin residents who need cash immediately or are recovering from a personal bankruptcy may worry that their borrowing options are limited. It can be tempting to listen to the promises made by payday lenders, which are often targeted toward those who just had a...
How can you keep yourself out of debt?
Across Wisconsin, residents just like you consider filing for bankruptcy every year. In these trying economic times, it's not difficult for people to get in over their heads, especially with medical debts being such an epidemic problem recently. After you get back on...
The Chapter 7 means test explained
Struggles with debt is a more common problem in Hayward than many may think. It may be relatively easy to fall into a situation (either through the loss of a job, a severe injury or illness, or other scenarios both in and out of one's control) where debt difficulties...
Fighting back against the stigma of bankruptcy
At the , we know that Wisconsin residents often find themselves in dire financial situations from which they feel there is no escape. We also know that people can feel guilty or ashamed at the thought of resorting to bankruptcy to ease...