Law Office of Robert L. Firth March 2, 2020 Paying Employee Debt in Chapter 13 If you prefer to pay back wages to a present or prior employee, you can do so in Chapter 13 especially well if that debt is a priority one. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Feb. 24, 2020 Paying Employee Debt in Bankruptcy If you prefer to pay back wages to a present or prior employee, bankruptcy can help you do so if you use the law in that employee’s favor. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Feb. 17, 2020 Commissions Owed to Independent Contractor If you owe sales commissions to an independent contractor when you file bankruptcy, it may be a priority debt. Here’s what determines this. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Feb. 10, 2020 Wages Owed to an Employee If you owe wages to an employee when you file bankruptcy, that may or not be a priority debt. Here’s what determines this and why it matters. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Feb. 3, 2020 A Chapter 13 Plan to Catch up on Past-Due Support Here’s an example of a Chapter 13 payment plan to pay past-due child and/or spousal support, showing how you can catch up safely and sanely. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Jan. 30, 2020 Who Needs an Estate Plan? Most people are familiar with wills, a document which outlines one’s posthumous wishes for their property and loved ones. What many do not know, however, is that a will is just one of many types of estate planning documents. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Jan. 27, 2020 Catching up on Support through Chapter 13 Chapter 13 gives you a powerful, reasonable, flexible, and even calm procedure for catching up on your past-due child or spousal support. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Jan. 19, 2020 Conditions for Stopping Support Collections in Chapter 13 Chapter 13 immediately stops the collection of past-due child or spousal support. But to keep that protection you must meet some conditions. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Jan. 13, 2020 Unpaid Child and Spousal Support in Chapter 13 Chapter 13 DOES stop the collection of unpaid child or spousal support from your after-filing income and other assets. Chapter 7 does NOT. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Jan. 6, 2020 Unpaid Child and Spousal Support in Chapter 7 Chapter 7 does not stop the collection of child or spousal support, nor provide any procedure to pay the support. It may still help enough. Read More