by Paula Greenway | Aug 9, 2011 | Bankruptcy Law, Personal Bankruptcy
Several recent bankruptcy studies have concluded that the percentage of seniors seeking bankruptcy protection is on the rise.For instance, one study says that in 2006, seniors accounted for 7.8 percent of the nation’s total bankruptcy filings. In 2009, the...
by Paula Greenway | Aug 9, 2011 | Bankruptcy Filing, Greenway Bankruptcy Law
Several recent bankruptcy studies have concluded that the percentage of seniors seeking bankruptcy protection is on the rise.For instance, one study says that in 2006, seniors accounted for 7.8 percent of the nation’s total bankruptcy filings. In 2009, the...
by Paula Greenway | Aug 5, 2011 | Greenway Bankruptcy Law, Jefferson County Bankruptcy, Municipal Bankruptcy
Yesterday, Jefferson County officials delayed their potential chapter 9 bankruptcy filing for the second time in two weeks. Authorities now say they will have an agreement on entering into bankruptcy protection ready by next Friday, August 12.Governor Bentley...
by Paula Greenway | Jul 25, 2011 | Alabama Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Filing, Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Greenway Bankruptcy Law
Recent figures from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts reveal that total bankruptcies filed in the U.S. in the year ending June 2011 decreased by 2.7 percent.In addition, the figures detail the decreases in each individual chapter of bankruptcy....
by Paula Greenway | Jul 22, 2011 | Alabama Bankruptcy, Birmingham Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Greenway Bankruptcy Law, Jefferson County Bankruptcy
The Jefferson County commissioner has announced that the county has an 80 percent chance of filing for bankruptcy.The commissioner made this announcement after a day full of meetings with bankruptcy lawyers. She is now the first democrat that supports the plan for the...