By Ryan C. Wood Yes. There are a number of situations that could create this dilemma for a bankruptcy filer. The issue is about a state court claim or cause of action, say breach of contract, which is prosecuted in state court and then the judgment debtor files for bankruptcy protecti

By Ryan C. Wood Discharging income taxes by filing for bankruptcy protection will most likely see an increase as incomes remain stagnant and taxes increase. We all need to face the fact that our government has a lot of debt and we will have to pay for it via increased taxes. I am not

By Ryan C. Wood Generally speaking taxes are dischargeable depending upon when the taxes were due and a number of other factors. There are also a number of exceptions to a bankruptcy discharge that must be raised by filing an adversary lawsuit and proving why the debt to be discharged

By Ryan C. Wood This topic is extremely relevant given the recent investigation and settlement Corinthian Colleges, Inc. entered into with the Department of Education on July 3, 2014. In a recent decision by the Honorable Dennis Montali in the Christoff case, Bankr. Case No. 13-10808,

By Ryan C. Wood The technical term for taking away a discharge after being granted by the bankruptcy court is revocation. Yes, even though the court signed your order of discharge it can still be taken away under certain circumstances. What are those circumstances? First we must look

By Ryan C. Wood There continues to be discussion about student loan reform. Unfortunately, Congress and the Senate, as of the writing of this article, have not passed any legislation to help students with their loans. Student loans can be discharged when filing bankruptcy by filing an