Category Archives: Chapter 11

Where Do I File Bankruptcy Near Plano, Texas?

If you reside in one of the cities listed below in Collin, Cooke, Denton or Grayson Counties, you must file your bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, located at 660 North Central Expressway, Suite 300B, Plano, TX 75074.
Anna
Blue Ridge
Denton
Frisco
Gainesville
Little Elm
McKinney
Plano
The Plano bankruptcy court is in the Wells Fargo Bank building on […]

Ground Zero Nowhere To Go But Up: Means Testing, Bankruptcy Definitions - Debtor & Fresh Start, Reorganization Plan and Debt Relief Agency

First, we will start at the legal beginning, the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies.” Next, we had different bankruptcy acts, until 1978 when Congress enacted the uniform Bankruptcy Code in 1978. The Bankruptcy Code […]

North East Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer: Bankruptcy Overview-A Plan To Pay Creditors, Discharge Debt And Stop Forelcosure And Repossessions

By North East Texas Bankruptcy Attorney Brian Allen.  Bankruptcy law allows a debtor, who is unable to pay his creditors, to file for bankruptcy protection to stop creditors from collecting from the debtor and the debtor’s property (foreclosure, repossessions).  Chapter 11, 12, and 13 provide for the development of a plan that allows the debtor time […]

Michael Vick Files For Bankruptcy

You remember Michael Vick? He is the former NFL quarterback who is serving a 23-month prison term for plotting to run an interstate dogfighting ring. On top of that, on July 8, 2008 he filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. According to Bloomberg News, Vick cited debts of $10 million to $50 million […]