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Law Office of Robert L. Firth Aug. 31, 2015

How Bankruptcy Can Help if You’re Worried About Getting Your Car or Truck Repossessed

Bankruptcy prevents a vehicle repossession. And then what?

Law Office of Robert L. Firth Aug. 24, 2015

Bankruptcy in the U.S. Constitution

228 years ago next month, the Constitutional Convention adopted the U.S. Constitution, which includes the Bankruptcy Clause.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth Aug. 17, 2015

Catching up On Your Mortgage Through Chapter 13–part 2

More answers about how you can have up to 5 years to catch up on your past-due mortgage payments.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth Aug. 10, 2015

Catching Up on Your Mortgage through Chapter 13–Part 1

If you’re behind on your mortgage, Chapter 13 gives you up to 5 years to catch up. How does this actually work?

Law Office of Robert L. Firth Aug. 3, 2015

The “Automatic Stay” Stops a Home Foreclosure either Temporarily or Permanently

Filing bankruptcy buys you a little time or years of time, either to move to a new home or else to save your present home.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth July 27, 2015

Preference Law May Force a Creditor to Surrender Your Garnished Wages

Once part of your wages or salary is garnished, it’s gone forever. Unless it’s a “preference.”

Law Office of Robert L. Firth July 20, 2015

Federal Bankruptcy Law Defeats State Garnishment Law

Bankruptcy kills a garnishment, but only if it’s filed in time.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth July 13, 2015

Bankruptcy Stops Ongoing Wage Garnishments and Prevents Future Ones

Bankruptcy is able to protect your paycheck because it is more powerful than most creditors’ garnishment court orders.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth July 6, 2015

How Bankruptcy Helps Immediately If You’re Sued by a Creditor

There are advantages to filing bankruptcy before your deadline to respond to a creditor’s lawsuit.

Law Office of Robert L. Firth July 3, 2015

Do I Need a Living Trust?

As practicing lawyer with twenty years of experience in estate planning, I have frequently been asked: “Do I need a living trust?” Quite frankly I have found that not everybody does.

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