Law Office of Robert L. Firth Nov. 4, 2019 Concerns About Co-Signed Debts If you have a co-signed debt, you have two separate sets of concerns. Those having to do with your common creditor, and those with co-debtor. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Oct. 30, 2019 What Are the Different Types of Trusts in California? Trusts are flexible estate planning tools that help California residents protect their assets and ensure that their assets are used appropriately. There are many different types of trusts in California. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Oct. 28, 2019 Additional Charges and Curing Your Mortgage Arrearage Resolve disputes with your lender in Chapter 13 about 1) additional fees and charges, and 2) whether you’ve cured the mortgage arrearage. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Oct. 21, 2019 Resolve Mortgage Accounting Disagreements Chapter 13 gives you valuable power to force your mortgage lender to be up front about how much you owe, and to efficiently dispute the amount. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Oct. 14, 2019 Chapter 13 Really Helps Delay Your Home Sale Chapter 13 gives you much more power over your mortgage and other home-related debts so that you can sell your home when it’s best for you. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Oct. 7, 2019 Bankruptcy Helps Delay Your Home Sale When you need a rather quick solution, Chapter 7 can deal with your creditors and buy you time to sell your home, in the right circumstances. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Sept. 30, 2019 Protection from Your Homeowners’ Association Bankruptcy gives you protection from your homeowners’ association. Chapter 7 may be enough, but Chapter 13 buys much more time. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Sept. 16, 2019 Avoid Income Tax Liens with Chapter 13 Chapter 13 can prevent income tax liens on dischargeable taxes. But the discharge takes years, and you may have to pay part of that tax. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Sept. 9, 2019 Avoid Income Tax Liens with Chapter 7 Chapter 7 can prevent future income tax lien recordings against your home, if the tax is truly dischargeable and you have a no-asset case. Read More
Law Office of Robert L. Firth Sept. 2, 2019 Prevent Future Income Tax Liens Bankruptcy can prevent future income tax lien recordings against your home. The result: paying nothing on the tax vs. paying it in full. Read More