Student loans can be stressful. Courts have recently taken action to maintain a very high standard for cancelling student loan debt through bankruptcy. While not impossible, cancelation of student loan debt will remain a very long and difficult road. In Arizona, [...]
As part of the massive covid relief and appropriations bill that Congress passed at the end of December 2020 (5,593 pages!), several bankruptcy provisions were added. In particular, Congress added subsection (i) to the provisions of 1328 of the Bankruptcy [...]
Although there are many important policy differences between the Republican and Democratic candidates this fall, one issue, in particular, could have a huge impact on thousands of student loan borrowers. Currently under the Bankruptcy Code, student loans are nondischargeable — [...]
Congress recently passed the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act, which provides economic relief to those individuals and companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Importantly, Congress made several key changes to the Bankruptcy Code that will impact current [...]
As a bankruptcy lawyer, I'm not usually the most popular gal at a cocktail party. Financial worries are often seen as taboo for discussion. However, during this strange time of "social distancing," many hardworking families are being impacted financially in [...]
Although no one could have predicted the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on small businesses in Northern Arizona has been particularly startling. As the only state-certified bankruptcy specialist in Northern Arizona, I have already received a number of calls from businesses [...]
The recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has put many individuals and families into financial instability. With new information every day, it is hard to know where you stand with bills that need to be paid and the prospect of [...]
