When your debts are mounting and you find yourself unable to pay the minimum balance on each of them, it is important not to ignore this stressful reality. As much as you may want to burn, bury or simply ignore [...]

When it comes to filing bankruptcy in California or elsewhere in the U.S., myths and misunderstandings abound. Perhaps you grew up thinking of bankruptcy in a certain light. Perhaps a friend of a friend filed for debt relief and you [...]

Although we have some of the most advanced medicine available to us, the cost for care has exponentially increased over the past few decades. It has risen to a point in which many families have trouble paying the bill. [...]

We have previously written about the unique challenges that people tend to face when they are overwhelmed by student loan debt. Unlike credit card debt, auto loan debt and even medical debt, student loan debt is not generally dischargeable in bankruptcy. [...]

We frequently write about the various logistical challenges that individuals may face when their debts have become to unwieldy to manage. However, logistical and legal challenges are not the only hurdles that individuals must clear on their way back to [...]

We have previously written about the fact that overwhelming student debt can be particularly tricky to navigate. This kind of debt cannot generally be discharged in bankruptcy save for the most desperate of situations. In addition, while some student debt can be [...]

If you are in debt and have missed one or more payments, you may have begun to receive calls, letters and/or emails from your creditors. If you are several payments behind, you may be receiving communications from debt collectors and [...]