On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 22, 2017 | Personal Bankruptcy
Debt can pile up in an instant, and all it takes is a major life event for your debt to run out of control. Purchasing a new car or home may be too much too quick, and as a result, your bank account runs dry. You may have a lot of student debt that drains your...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 19, 2017 | Chapter 7
The discharge process is one of the most important aspects of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It allows those that have debt to use the bankruptcy process to eliminate — or discharge — some of those debts from their record. Liquidation goes a long way towards...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 16, 2017 | Personal Bankruptcy
The phrase “wage garnishment” gets thrown around quite often when the topic of debt or bankruptcy comes up. This is because some creditors will pursue debts that you owe, and when you fail to pay, they take legal action. Wage garnishment is the legal...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 14, 2017 | Blog
Getting constant calls from debt collectors in Louisiana can really take its toll. You may even receive them at work or they may call your relatives, trying to get information about you. It can be a very frustrating situation. Even if you know you owe the debt, you...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 10, 2017 | Blog
Due to a variety of forces, many people end up in outstanding debt. In the state of Louisiana, the average student loan debt was $26,865 in 2015. Those numbers come courtesy of a report published in USA Today. One of the most frightening aspects of too much...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog
If you have ever found yourself in a position where you need more cash on hand, you might have felt tempted to utilize a payday loan. Payday loans are small cash loans you can secure ahead of your paycheck, as long as you agree to repay the loan once you receive...
On behalf of McBride Law Firm | Sep 1, 2017 | Credit Card Debt
In our last post, we talked about avoiding debt in the first place. This is a means of never having to deal with a bankruptcy filing, which is obviously the preferred way to go through life. However, not every person gets to live that life. Some honest, hard-working...
