<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Lawyers.com Bankruptcy Topics</title><description>Published articles, messages, chats about bankruptcy</description><link>http://www.lawyers.com</link><image><url>http://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.ico</url><title>Lawyers.com Logo</title><link>http://www.lawyers.com</link><width>16</width><height>16</height></image><item><title>Avoiding Credit Repair Scams </title><description>Choosing assistance from a credit repair company will only worsen your financial situation by wasting your time and putting you further behind on your debts. Neither you nor a credit repair company has the right to remove accurate, current information from a credit report.</description><pubDate></pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/Avoiding-Credit-Repair-Scams.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Bankruptcy Basics </title><description>Bankruptcy is a proceeding in which a court administers the estate of a debtor for the benefit of creditors. Individuals or businesses may file for bankruptcy. A debtor may choose to file a bankruptcy proceeding to resolve a hopeless financial situation or to allow for financial reorganization.</description><pubDate></pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/Bankruptcy-Basics.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Bankruptcy During Divorce </title><description>Are you considering a divorce? Do you and your spouse have a lot debt, like credit card bills? If so, you (and your spouse) might be thinking about filing a bankruptcy petition. If so, you need to know some things about how bankruptcy and divorce proceedings relate to each other and your finances.</description><pubDate></pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/Bankruptcy-During-Divorce.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Timing Considerations Prior to Filing Bankruptcy </title><description>One of the most important decisions in considering bankruptcy is when the petition for bankruptcy should be filed. Creditors ready to file collection actions is a reason to file quickly. Maximizing exempt property is a reason to delay the filing. And, there are many more factors to ponder.</description><pubDate></pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/Timing-Considerations-Prior-to-Filing-Bankruptcy.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Ask a Lawyer: Legal Causes of Action Part of Bankruptcy Estate </title><description>Will I still be able to file an auto accident case while in bankruptcy and win my money?</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Legal-Causes-of-Action-Part-of-Bankruptcy-Estate-7395.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Ask a Lawyer: Spouses Don't Have to File Together </title><description>Can my husband file bankruptcy without including me, his wife?</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Spouses-Dont-Have-to-File-Together-7385.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Ask a Lawyer: It's Never Too Late for Bankruptcy </title><description>If a home is in the early stages of foreclosure, is it to late to declare chapter 13 bankruptcy?</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Its-Never-Too-Late-for-Bankruptcy-7376.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Ask a Lawyer: Lien On Vehicle Survives Bankruptcy </title><description>We filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and had our 341 Meeting in mid-October 2007. As of mid-Jan 2008, we still have our vehicle in our possession. Is there a time frame that a creditor has after the 341 Meeting to repossess our vehicle before it would legally be ours free and clear?</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Lien-On-Vehicle-Survives-Bankruptcy-7348.html?method=rss</link></item><item><title>Ask a Lawyer: Bankruptcy Is Available Where You Live </title><description>I am a resident of Puerto Rico. I am going to lose my home and can't find a job. My father lives in Kentucky. Can I file bankruptcy if I move to Kentucky?</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate><link>http://bankruptcy.lawyers.com/ask-a-lawyer/Bankruptcy-Is-Available-Where-You-Live-7340.html?method=rss</link></item></channel></rss>