Your disability does not keep you from many important day-to-day tasks. However, it does make life expensive and difficult when it comes to your medical needs. A family member wants to leave an inheritance to you, but your medical needs will drain those assets....
Year: 2018
Likelihood of bankruptcy after retirement increases sharply
People are filing bankruptcy in their golden years more than before according to a study by a professor group. The professors used data gathered by the Consumer Bankruptcy Project and determined that the number of bankruptcy filings by people aged 65 to 74 grew by...
Estate planning involves more than just creating documents
Developing a viable estate plan involves more than just making a will for distributing assets. Virginia residents may be interested to know that the people they pick to carry out their plans can be just as important as the documents themselves. Picking the wrong...
The automatic stay in personal bankruptcy
When Virginia residents file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 personal bankruptcy petitions, an injunction known as an automatic stay is issued. This injunction is designed to give individuals the time they need to put their financial affairs in order, and it places strict...
Debt and interest rates to rise in 2018
Americans spend about 10 percent of their monthly income on debts such as auto loans and credit cards. While that may not be a dangerous level for most people, it is a good idea for Virginia residents to know where that debt is going. As a general rule, student and...
Credit card debt could become costlier
Many people in Virginia and across the country are struggling with overwhelming debt, especially as credit card fees and interest rates mount. In March of 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced an increase in the federal funds interest rate from 1.5 percent to 1.75...
How does bankruptcy affect your children?
Bankruptcy can be an intimidating process when you do not know what to expect. You worry about your current and future financial security, you worry about losing property, you worry about how you are going to rebuild your credit, and you may even wonder how it will...


