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Chapter 13 Strategies

Mortgage Cram Down and Strip Down Q&A

The following questions and answers were submitted to 713 Training.com either at a teleconference or by email during this past week. The answers are provided for training purposes only and no whole...

Bankruptcy Q&A

Bankruptcy Petition Questions and Answers

Real Q&A for bankruptcy petition drafters: where to list cars sold before filing, how to handle the Statement of Affairs, and other common petition preparation questions.

Petition Drafting Tips

Bankruptcy Petition Training Tidbits

I attended the Chapter 13 Cram Down and Strip Down teleconference. In the materials I received there were 33 pages of pleadings that provide samples for the Strip Down procedure. However, there are...

Petition Drafting Tips

Tip: An Alternative to the Means Test

I am an attorney and I have a client that makes too much money for standard Chapter 7 even with the Means Test. I recalled that if debts are over 50 percent, one does not need to employ the Means...

Chapter 13 Strategies

Mortgage Cram Downs in Bankruptcy

Do your part to help save homes across America

Bankruptcy Q&A

Questions and Answers from Bankruptcy Professionals

If the only debt the debtor has is arrearages on the mortgage, can the arrearage be cured over a 5 year period or is a 3 year repayment plan required? At 3 years, the payments are too high. At 5...

Bankruptcy Career

New Bankruptcy Law Firms Keep Opening — Here's Why That Matters for VBAs

New bankruptcy law firms open every year, and most need outsourced petition drafting help. Here's why that's a real opportunity if you're training to become a VBA.

Certification & Training

Earn Your Chapter 13 Training Certification

Enroll in our Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Mastery course, or our Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Mastery course and learn:

Tools, Tech & Talk

Warning: Do Not Get Ripped Off Purchasing Federal Forms

The paralegal to a bankruptcy attorney in Pennsylvania called me today to tell me about her experience with Best Case software. Her attorney is a registered user of Best Case and the paralegal had...

Bankruptcy Career

Tips to Help You Build Your VBA Business or Law Firm

Tomorrow afternoon I am flying from Denver, Colorado to Burbank, CA to work with an attorney in starting his new bankruptcy law firm. During the time I am away, I thought I would leave you with...

Bankruptcy Q&A

Bankruptcy Petition Questions and Answers

The following questions and answers were submitted to 713 Training.com either at a teleconference or by email during this past week. The best of the best were chosen to be published below.

Chapter 13 Strategies

Motion to Avoid Secure Lien and Strip Second Mortgage

When I first learned of a Motion to Avoid Secure Lien and Strip Second Mortgage I was doing a petition review for an attorney. I was told that many courts are requiring that the attorney file a...