by John Skiba, Esq. | Feb 17, 2014 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 bankruptcy requires that you make a monthly payment to your creditors over a three to five year period. Before we even file your chapter 13 bankruptcy case with the court I will work with you to put together your chapter 13 plan. In this plan you will be...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Mar 17, 2013 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
In the grand scheme of things most would consider this a lose/lose situation. I mean, who really want’s to file for bankruptcy. No one. That’s who. But if you find yourself in the position of needing to file bankruptcy one of the first questions you...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Feb 13, 2012 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
In a chapter 13 bankruptcy you will be required to pay your disposable income to your creditors over the life of your bankruptcy case. Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases typically are a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years long. In calculating your disposable...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Dec 7, 2011 | Bankruptcy A to Z, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Debt free. Can you even imagine it? I would dare say that when most people come in to inquire about filing for bankruptcy they aren’t really thinking about the end result of being debt free, but are more focused on stopping the immediate pain of debt...
by John Skiba, Esq. | Nov 14, 2011 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Recently the court released information on the number of people who represent themselves in bankruptcy. Arizona ranked third overall in number of “pro se” bankruptcy filers. In fact, in Arizona, a full 20% of bankruptcy filers were doing it without the...