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What Are My Options If I Can't Afford a Bankruptcy Attorney?
Learn about options if you cannot afford a bankruptcy lawyer's fees, including representing yourself, negotiating lower fees, or exploring legal clinics.
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How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most popular form of bankruptcy relief for individuals. The basic idea behind Chapter 7 is this: The bankruptcy trustee appointed to your case sells your property to pay off your creditors and ends with a discharge of qualifying debt, such as credit card balances, medical debt, and personal loans. Most Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases take about four months to complete and progress without a hitch, but it’s not for everyone.
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How to Protect Your Home in Bankruptcy
Find out what happens to your home in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. You'll about filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy when you're behind on your mortgage payments, what it means to "exempt" equity in your home, how to determine how much home equity you can exempt in bankruptcy, how Chapter 13 works to save one's home, and when you can “strip” liens from junior mortgages and HELOCs in Chapter 13 and pay substantially less than you owe.
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How to Start an LLC in 6 Simple Steps
A simple LLC start guide, with answers to common questions.
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Advantages and Disadvantages of LLCs
A quick summary of the pros and cons of forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC)
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Car Accident Injury Claim Basics
If you've been injured in a car accident, start here to learn more about your claim options.
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What Is No-Fault Car Insurance and How Does a Claim Work?
If you live in a "no-fault" car insurance state, you'll likely make a claim with your own insurance company after a car accident.
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When to Hire a Lawyer After a Car Accident
Usually, car accidents involving serious or long-term injuries require an attorney to get the most desirable outcome.
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What If I Can’t Afford an Attorney?
Judges must appoint a public defender or other counsel to a criminal defendant who faces jail time and can't afford to hire a private attorney.
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What Are the Consequences of a Probation Violation?
A probation violation can carry serious consequences. The judge can continue the probation term with or without modifications, such as adding conditions or extending the term, or revoke probation and send the person to jail or prison.
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Calculating Your Social Security Disability Payment
Your monthly disability payment is based on your average lifetime earnings before you became disabled. The severity or type of disability does not factor in, although payments from other sources can.
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SSI Disability Eligibility: Income Limits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a disability benefit available to those with very low income and little in assets. Here are the rules on financial eligibility.
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How Long Do Social Security Disability Benefits Last?
Assuming your disability doesn't improve and you remain unable to work, your benefits should last until you reach retirement age, at which point you'll switch over to retirement benefits.
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Legal Requirements for Divorce
There are a few legal requirements which must be met to file for a divorce in most states.
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Although divorce is common throughout the United States, the divorce process varies depending on the couple’s situation. Here is an overview of the basic divorce process.
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Workers' Comp Benefits: Are You Eligible?
If you’re injured or get sick on the job, you probably have the right to workers’ compensation benefits, including payments for your medical expenses and some lost wages.
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Workers' Comp: When to Hire a Lawyer
If your injuries are not clearly work-related, require extensive medical treatment, involve long periods of time off work, or result in permanent disability, you should call a workers' compensation lawyer.
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Can You Get a U.S. Green Card? Eligibility Quiz
An introduction to whether you might be eligible for a U.S. green card (lawful permanent residence) based on family, employment, or other categories.
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How to Find an Excellent Immigration Lawyer Near Me
Red flags indicating that your lawyer is not going to serve your interests well.
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Roundup Lawsuits: History and Settlement Updates
A look at the legal basis for lawsuits over Roundup, and a summary of high-profile court decisions.
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How Medical Malpractice Settlements Work
The settlement process in a medical malpractice case often looks a little different from that in a typical injury-related claim.
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Medical Malpractice: What You Need to Prove
How a medical malpractice plaintiff establishes a health care provider's liability for a mistake in the treatment setting.