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I have more money than I can protect from creditors when I file bankruptcy. What should I do?

Congratulations! You're not one of the many people who "go through" everything they could have kept when they file a bankruptcy, so they lose a large benefit of the bankruptcy Fresh Start. You have the opposite problem. How do you keep, rather than lose to your creditors, the money that you can't protect with "exemptions"? (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven July 28, 2014May 4, 2023 Bankruptcy No Comments

I gave my car to my brother and now I'm ready to file bankruptcy. Wrong!

If you gave your car to your brother and think you're ready to file bankruptcy, you are about as wrong as wrong can be.

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Malcolm Ruthven April 21, 2014May 4, 2023 Bankruptcy, Uncategorized No Comments

Think the trustee in your bankruptcy won't find that boat?

Do you have a thought that you might not report something you own in your bankruptcy filing? After all, how is the trustee going to find out? Before you actually do something like that, let me count the ways the trustee might find out. (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven March 11, 2012May 4, 2023 Bankruptcy, Common Mistakes 2 Comments

Think the trustee in your bankruptcy won't find that boat?

Do you have a thought that you might not report something you own in your bankruptcy filing? After all, how is the trustee going to find out? Before you actually do something like that, let me count the ways the trustee might find out. (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven March 11, 2012 Bankruptcy, Common Mistakes 2 Comments

Can I Sell Things Before I File a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

I have lots of "stuff" that is worth significant money, like two paid-off cars, restaurant equipment (restaurant is closed), a boat, etc. Can I sell those things before filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven November 10, 2011January 5, 2012 Bankruptcy No Comments

Can I Keep My Car in Bankruptcy?

"Can I Keep My Car in Bankruptcy?", or a similar question, is one I hear frequently as a bankruptcy lawyer. (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven June 28, 2011May 2, 2013 Bankruptcy No Comments

Can't I just transfer the title of my car to my sister?

I've heard that question, or one like it, many times. (more…)

Malcolm Ruthven May 31, 2009August 25, 2016 Bankruptcy, Common Mistakes No Comments
Hello! I'm Malcolm Ruthven, a California bankruptcy lawyer serving Marin, Sonoma, San Francisco, Napa, Solono, Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Mateo counties. Explore this website and see what a Fresh Start might mean for you.

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