by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Dec 5, 2011 | Bankruptcy Means Test, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Life After Bankruptcy, Small Business Bankruptcy, Stop Collections, Student Loans
Thousands of Milwaukee residents file for bankruptcy each year. A good number believe they can’t afford a lawyer but are intimidated by the idea of trying find their way through a legal system they don’t understand.These citizens have critical questions...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Nov 1, 2011 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Life After Bankruptcy, Student Loans
USA Today recently published an article explaining that Americans’ student loan debt, which totals approximately $850 billion, now exceeds outstanding credit card debt in the U.S., which totals approximately $828 billion. Perhaps a more interesting element of...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | May 25, 2010 | Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Life After Bankruptcy, Student Loans
Will bankruptcy affect a student’s eligibility for students loans?Whatever the circumstances behind the bankruptcy, the student should talk with the financial aid administrator at the school he/she plans to attend, and explain the situation. The financial aid...
by Miller & Miller Law, LLC | Nov 16, 2009 | Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Student Loans
Discharging student loans in bankruptcy is very challenging. In fact, the borrower’s bankruptcy options on student loans have shrunk to a very few. Changes to the Bankruptcy Code in late 1998 made student loans non dischargeable, regardless of the age of the...