Bankruptcy for Military Personnel Lawyers in Honolulu

Professional Assistance with Your Bankruptcy Case

At the Law Offices of Blake Goodman PC, we are always looking to serve members of the military to protect them from the difficult and sometimes life-altering moment that is bankruptcy. While we want to serve every member of the Hawaii community equally, we are aware that members of the military are typically held to a different standard. This even includes their finances.

Bankruptcy is a great challenge for anyone, but in the military, there are aspects of your career that could be put into jeopardy, such as your security clearances. This can lead to members of the military deciding to wait as long as they can before finally applying for bankruptcy.

What you may not know is that by doing this, you are putting yourself in jeopardy. Debt is not something that you can just simply ignore, and it will get better. Due to interest rates, credit score, and other financial responsibilities, your debt lasting longer will only lead to a bigger fall.

When you need to file for bankruptcy, there is no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Waiting to file can be so much more damaging than just biting the bullet and filing when it becomes clear you have to. At worst, it doesn’t hurt to come in for a free consultation to see if there are ways to recover from the debt you are in before taking the bankruptcy option.

At the Law Offices of Blake Goodman PC, when it is time to file for bankruptcy, there are steps that we typically follow. They are:

• Consultation
• Counseling
• Filing
• Counseling
• Debt removal

As you can see, before we can even reach the filing process, there is counseling that needs to take place to see if bankruptcy is required first. If there is a way out of financial strife, then those of us at the Law Offices of Blake Goodman PC can help you find it.

Information from Our Bankruptcy for Military Personnel Attorneys in Honolulu

You did not choose the military life because it would be easy — you chose it because you felt compelled to serve your country, to serve something greater than yourself. You have worked hard to build up a career in the defense of our liberties. Now, you find yourself buried under mountains of debt because of medical bills, the death of a family member, a divorce, or other problem, and you are worried about losing your security clearance (or worse) due to your financial troubles. You fear that a bankruptcy will ruin the career you worked so hard to build.

The Rules Regarding Debt and the Military

Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice explicitly states that failure to pay one’s debts constitutes conduct “to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces…[and is] of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.”

Excessive debt is viewed as a sign of recklessness and untrustworthiness. Moreover, the military views excessive debt as a potential security hazard because of the pressure to accept money from outside sources to relieve one’s personal financial troubles.