Bankruptcy & Foreclosure: Utah Bankruptcy

If you’re facing a Utah foreclosure and you’re unable to work out a loan modification or other resolution with your lender, a Utah bankruptcy may be an option to consider.

When Does Bankruptcy Make Sense?

If you are facing a financial crisis, such as a job loss, illness, or divorce, bankruptcy may be the best option to get relief from your debts and get a fresh start.

Ways To Stop Foreclosure In Utah

Do you see a foreclosure on the horizon?   Here are 5 ways to stop foreclosure before it starts. Foreclosure is a major crisis for most families in Utah.   We can help.  You have options to help keep you and your family from losing your home.   You can get out of debt without losing everything!

Is Bankruptcy Better than Foreclosure

When thinking “is bankruptcy better than foreclosure?”, at the end of the day you need to realize that while sometimes foreclosure might not affect your credit score as much, it still goes on your credit report, leaves you without your home and fails to settle all the other debt you might carry. Meanwhile bankruptcy affects all your debt not just the mortgage loan debt. Bankruptcy tends to be more global financial relief.

Bankruptcy to Stop Foreclosure

Bankruptcy to stop foreclosure is the legal means to help you preserve your property. Bankruptcy can be a safe and affordable way to rebuild your financial life after a trying period of time. Help is out there so reach out to an attorney that can help you in your time of need

The automatic stay

When a bankruptcy case is filed there is something created immediately upon the filing of the case called the automatic stay.  The automatic stay is a very broad court injunction against the continuing of any action by creditors, collection agencies, and government entities against the debtor or the debtor’s property. Under 11 U.S.C. §362 is… Continue reading The automatic stay

Debts in Bankruptcy

Types of Debts in Bankruptcy There are different types of debts in bankruptcy.  Not all debts are treated the same in bankruptcy since Congress decided that certain types of debts are more important than others types of debts in bankruptcy. As a result, the way bankruptcy affects a particular debt depends on what kind of… Continue reading Debts in Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy and IRS Form 1099

So I have been getting a bunch of calls from my clients lately about bankruptcy and IRS Form 1099 that they received in the mail.  This being tax time and all it’s important to know your rights.  If you filed bankruptcy last year make sure you tell your tax preparer about it – especially if… Continue reading Bankruptcy and IRS Form 1099

How bankruptcy stops foreclosure

First lets establish that foreclosures don’t happen overnight, it is usually after 3 or 4 missed payments on a mortgage that lead to a foreclosure action being filed. Foreclosure is the action a lender takes to obtain possession of the property that the loan was secured upon.   For most people when they talk about… Continue reading How bankruptcy stops foreclosure