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Hawaii Bankruptcy: How to File for Bankruptcy in Hawaii

As you may have read during your research on Hawaii bankruptcy, there are two types of consumer bankruptcy in Hawaii, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, and three factors that are used to determine which type is appropriate for you: income, assets, and debts. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy A Chapter 7 Hawaii bankruptcy is sometimes referred to as “straight” bankruptcy because...

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Comments From Bankruptcy Judge A. Jay Cristol (Bankr. S.D. Fla.) Regarding the New Bankruptcy Laws

By Consumer Bankruptcy News With Congress and the Supreme Court having approved what I would call criminal loan sharking, filings will start growing, and maybe not in a year, but in a couple of years, we might see filings as high or higher that they were before, notwithstanding the new bankruptcy law’s goal. Then take into consideration our present...

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