Category Archives: Bankruptcy Trivia

Vote for Top 100 Blawg Today

Vote for the best of the 100 best law blog sites.  Please vote for  Bankruptcy Law Network site.  Our own Jill Michaux writes for BLN, the most comprehensive consumer bankruptcy law website, which was nominated in the niche category for the 2008 American Bar ...

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Topeka Debtors Allowed Means Test Deduction for Cars With No Liens

EDITOR UPDATE:  This post is out of date.  Judge Karlin reverted to her original ruling in In re Law after the Pearson decision was vacated.  This issue is currently pending the the U.S. Court for the Tenth Circuit  so we should have a binding ruling soon.  December 13, 2009. Topeka Bankruptcy Judge Janice Miller Karlin announced ...

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Bankruptcy Income Guidelines to Increase Slightly October 1

It will be a little easier to qualify for bankruptcy relief when the income guidelines used for eligibility increase slightly on October 1.  A single Kansas earner will be able to make $894 more per year and qualify for chapter 7 bankruptcy relief.  A family of four will be allowed a $2036 more income per ...

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1923 Disney Bankruptcy in Kansas City

Did you know Walt Disney's Missouri company, Laugh O Gram Films, Inc., was forced into bankruptcy in Kansas City on October 4, 1923? Fellow blogger, Rachel Foley of www.kcbankruptcy.com, and lover of all things Disney, proudly displays the bankruptcy documents in her ...

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