Experience Our bankruptcy team has filed hundreds of bankruptcies with a number of complex issues. This experience has given us the knowledge to protect you in your consumer matters and get you the best possible result for your specific needs. Flexibility Most of our clients have busy schedules and cannot always meet during business hours. […]
Resolve to Improve Your Financial Situation
Imagine where you were in your financial situation last year this time. Now imagine where you hope to be in a year from now. Right now is the time of year when many people are reexamining last year’s goals and either revamping those old goals or moving on to larger goals. If you are having […]
Wait a minute, can the court even hear my case?
Subject Matter Jurisdiction v. Personal Jurisdiction Taking a quick trip back to Civil Procedure 101, in order for an individual to bring a case before the court, the court must have jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is defined as the power and authority constitutionally conferred, or existing, upon a court or judge to pronounce the sentence of the law, […]
Divorce Mediation – Two Questions to Keep in Mind – Part II
Part One of this blog discussed the how the decisions you make will affect the family landscape. Today we look at the second question you must consider when contemplating divorce. How will our finances look after the divorce? Just like a home is most people’s biggest asset, divorce is the single larges transaction of their […]
Divorce Mediation – Two Questions to Keep in Mind – Part I
Just like you never start a business with the intentions of it failing, you never enter the bonds of matrimony with the intentions of divorce. Unfortuatnely, as soon as you and your spouse say “I do”, there is a 50% chance in the future you will be saying “I don’t.” As soon as you and your […]
Bankruptcy Misconception #2 – Everyone will find out I filed bankruptcy
While it is true that bankruptcy court records, for the most part, are public record, it is not necessarily true that everyone will know that you have filed for bankruptcy. The newspaper that publishes bankruptcies in our area is a legal newspaper, and even then its not like your case number would be listed on […]
In loco Parentis – Can you seek custody of your child in a failed same sex relationship?
In a recent Nebraska Supreme Court case, the Court reversed the district court’s ruling stating that it did err when it concluded the doctrine of in loco parentis, did not apply to a non biological, non adoptive, same sex parent. This doctrine, Latin for “in the place of a parent” allows for a non-biological parent to be […]
Bankruptcy Misconception #1 – I Will Lose Everything I have!
Probably the most common myth is that you will lose your house, car and other property during a bankruptcy. This is not true at all. There are many laws that protect certain property from your creditors. The state that you currently live in usually determines whether or not you can keep your property (real and personal) based […]
Can I file a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Keep My House?
In a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, also known as the straight liquidation bankruptcy, a debtor is seeking relief under the bankruptcy code to extinguish all dischargeable debts. Many debtors qualify for this type of relief. However, what happens if you are a homeowner? Will you have to give up your home in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? […]
Grandparents – Can I have visitation or custody of my grandchild? (Nebraska)
Often a by-product of a failed relationship or marriage is the collateral damage felt by the grandparents and their inability to have consistent or regular visitation with their grandchildren. In Nebraska, the Court has taken on the common definition for “grandparent” and has defined it as the biological or adoptive parent of a minor child’s […]