Jun 16, 2015 | Bankruptcy
When you are unable to pay your debts in the given time period, you start to get threatening calls, emails, and letters from creditors. This action from a creditor’s end is termed as harassment and there are strict laws against it. Victims of creditors’ harassment are often protected under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act …
read more: How to save yourself from Harassment of CreditorsMay 18, 2015 | Personal Injury, Gary W. Stout
Wondering about the types of damages in Personal Injury cases? Personal injury cases would result from property damage, injuries, or other types of losses for which compensation is sought from the source of the cause of the damage. The basic categories in which these damages are compensated from personal injury claims are known as punitive …
read more: Common Types Of Damages In Personal Injury CasesMay 12, 2015 | Student Loans
Student loans are popular in any place with institutions of higher learning. They are simply one of the things that typically come with a degree in today’s time. While there are a few people lucky enough to escape without debt, it is certainly not the norm. The student loan rate, despite being a virtually constant …
read more: Interesting State-by-State Statistics on Student Loan DebtApr 21, 2015 | Personal Injury, Gary W. Stout
Any time a person dies, grief and bereavement are a natural part of the experience for loved ones. However, when an unexpected or untimely death occurs as a result of negligence or intent to harm, the grief is compounded by anger, injustice, and shock. Legal Grounds for Filing a Wrongful Death Lawsuit There are two …
read more: Understanding Wrongful Death: Seeking Reparation
Apr 16, 2015 | Bankruptcy
If you want to file for either chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy this means completing the means test, and there are some things that you need to know before you file. The means test has been a bankruptcy requirement for more than a decade, and it is still a source of continuing confusion and …
read more: What You Need to Know About the Bankruptcy Means Test Before You FileApr 9, 2015 | Bankruptcy
Filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy can help consolidate loan debt, but there are caveats. Where student loan debt is concerned, loans can only be discharged or significantly reduced if a person can demonstrate undue hardship. But what exactly is an undue hardship and how can you prove it? What is Undue Hardship? By definition, undue hardship …
read more: Defining Undue Hardship: The First Page of Chapter 13Mar 2, 2015 | Social Security Disability
If you have been unjustly denied Social Security Disability, it may not be the end of the road. There are several steps you can take to appeal a denial, and an experienced attorney can walk you through the process. In considering an appeal, we believe you should understand what the process looks like. Here is …
read more: The Different Levels of Social Security Disability AppealsFeb 6, 2015 | Bankruptcy
While nobody wants to enter into a situation in which they are forced to file for bankruptcy, it can be a liberating option for those stuck in financial woes with no other way out. One form of bankruptcy is known as Chapter 7 and has been helpful for many individuals and families suffering from a …
read more: Understanding Chapter 7 BankruptcyNov 11, 2014 | Bankruptcy
Most everyone knows that going into debt is a bad thing. In today’s reality, going into debt can cause some serious repercussions. There are dangers that arise from not dealing with debt. Below are listed a few of the consequences of not handling your debt. Bad Credit If you neglect to pay your debts, then …
read more: The Danger of Not Dealing with DebtSep 2, 2014 | Bankruptcy
If a person has accrued an outstanding amount of debt and is struggling to find ways to handle that debt, there are options available to them for discharging debt. Chapter 13 bankruptcy is a proceeding that allows the debtor to reorganize his or her finances under court approval. Chapter 13 bankruptcies, also referred to as …
read more: Discharging Debt: How Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Works in OpelikaBrock & Stout can help you with your Bankruptcy, Social Security Disability and Personal Injury claim needs today. Feel free to call our toll free number, contact us online or stop by one of our many office locations. We hope you will give us the opportunity and the privilege to help you and your family.
