San Jose Bankruptcy Blog

By Ryan C. Wood Yeah, good luck with that argument.  So do not even make the argument if you lose a decision.  If you want to be a martyr for every person that ever thought their judge in their case had it in for them be my guest.  For the rest of you out there do not m

By Ryan C. Wood It is possible to voluntarily dismiss a chapter 7 case, but rarely successful and it is never a good look or good position to be in.  Chapter 13 cases have procedures for a debtor to file a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case and most chapter 13 trustee’s will seek

By Ryan C. Wood The short answer is yes.  A recent Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel case discussed the conversion of a chapter 13 reorganization to a chapter 7 liquidation case.  That means if there are assets that cannot be exempted or protected, like your home, the

By Ryan C. Wood First and foremost Shawn Pomrenke aka Mr. Gold did not file for personal bankruptcy protection.  Pomrenke Mining, LLC, a separate legal entity, filed a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on March 19, 2019, Bankruptcy Case No. 19-00083. I like and watch the television show B

By Ryan C. Wood It seems like there is no scenario that is not possible for some reason that is unknown until it is unfortunately known.  So goes life.  Yes, just because you had an asset sold or liquidated for the benefit of your creditors in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case doe

By Ryan C. Wood This is unfortunately a question that is coming up more and more these days.  Yes, you can file bankruptcy if you have a reverse mortgage.  I am not a fan of reverse mortgages.  First please know the terms of the reverse mortgage precisely before agreein

If a party dies when must a motion to substitutre party be filed?