The court could dismiss your case or change it to a Chapter 7 if you're late on your payment. You can request a payment reduction if you've been faced with an unexpected financial hardship. If you ...

Learn what happens after bankruptcy, how it affects your credit, plus steps to rebuild with guidance from a debt attorney.

This added monthly bill, which many Americans haven't had to pay since early 2020, is leading to financial hardship for some. Of course, Americans are also contending with rising interest rates, ...

If you find yourself in a situation where you’re unable to keep up with Chapter 13 bankruptcy payments, it may be possible to have the payments deferred or even have the repayment plan modified.

As 2025 winds down and the holiday season looms, millions of Americans are confronting an uncomfortable truth: Their debt has become unmanageable over the past year. And, that makes sense. Not only is ...

Doing business with a customer in the shadow of bankruptcy is risky. A hallmark of bankruptcy law is equal treatment of similarly-situated creditors. The Bankruptcy Code frowns upon a debtor who, ...

For years, Robert and Jean DeMauro of North Haven made college tuition payments for their daughter to attend Johnson & Wales University. Then, in December 2014, the couple filed for bankruptcy. Now, a ...

US bankruptcy law is designed to promote and reconcile two core policy objectives: providing relief to financially distressed debtors and ensuring the equitable treatment of creditors vis-à-vis the ...