Bay Area Bankruptcy Law Blog

By Kitty J. Lin One of the most important things you should take into consideration is naming a guardian of your minor children in your will. This will ensure that your children are taken care of if anything happens to you in the future. Without anything to memorialize your wishes it

By Kitty J. Lin, Esq. You may be one of those lucky people that are fortunate enough to own more than one piece of property real property. What are the estate planning issues for estate planning attorneys to consider when you owe property in different states? The biggest headache peop

By: Ryan C. Wood First of all, there is judgment and judgement. What is the difference? Nothing in the definition of the word is different except the spelling. According to various internet sources and particularly Oxford Dictionaries the English/British spelling is “Judgement” and th

By Ryan C. Wood There are any number of reasons why you may own a California corporation, limited liability company or partnership that is no longer operating. Maybe you changed the business name, started a new business as a sole proprietorship, sold the business assets to someone els

By Ryan C. Wood If you or someone you know is being harassed in San Mateo County a restraining order can be obtained to stop the harassment. Harassment comes in many different forms. Harassment can be anything from elder abuse, domestic violence, workplace harassment and many more. We

By Ryan C. Wood No, you cannot discharge child support payments when filing for bankruptcy protection. See Bankruptcy Code §523(a)(5). This section provides that a discharge under section 727, 1141, 1228(a) or 1238(b) of this title does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt

By Kitty J. Lin All assets you own at the time you file for bankruptcy are considered to be property of the bankruptcy estate with certain exceptions such as qualified retirement plans. Normally if you acquire property after the bankruptcy case is filed it is not considered to be prop

By Ryan C. Wood If you just received a notice of bankruptcy filing in the mail a company or someone that owes you money or that you may have a potential claim for money filed for bankruptcy protection. Time is now of the essence. Regardless of what chapter the debtor filed there are a

By Kitty J. Lin A property owner has many different ways to avoid probate. One of the most common ways that homeowners hold title of their property is by joint tenancy. This method is sometimes referred to as “joint tenancy with the right of survivorship.” Joint tenancy is where two o