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Discharging student loans through bankruptcy is so notoriously difficult, many people think it is impossible. Fortunately, that is not the case. However, successfully discharging your student loan debt does present certain challenges. In July of 2021, a federal appeals court in New York ruled that private student loans cannot be…

Inflation in the United States remains at a 40-year high, and everyone is feeling the pinch because of it. People are paying more at the grocery store just to feed their family, and prices at the gas pumps continue to rise. As there is little to be done about these…

In recent years, the majority of people filing for bankruptcy have cited medical issues as one of the key contributors to their strained financial situation. Medical issues can cause a financial downfall in two ways. The first is the high cost of healthcare in the country, and the other is…

ATTOM recently released their “Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report for Q2,” which showed that 1.3 million residential properties throughout the country are vacant. To put that in perspective, that represents 1.3 percent of all homes in the United States, with one in 76 homes sitting empty. If you are…

The average borrower will take approximately 20 years to pay off their student loans. Of course, the amount of time it takes to become free of student loans will depend on a borrower’s employment and financial situation, the type of school they attended, and the degree they earned while in…

If you have received any debt collection letters from M.L. Zager, you may be entitled to financial compensation, even if you owe them money. Florida law requires all debt collectors to be licensed to collect debts, and M.L. Zager may not have been licensed at the time they sent you…

The increasing costs of used cars have been raising quite a few eyebrows lately. According to a report by USA Today published on February 13, 2022, there has been an average increase of approximately 40.5% in the costs of used vehicles from January 2021 to January 2022. The new car…

If you have been threatened with wage garnishment, you may qualify for an exemption under Florida law. Many Florida residents find themselves faced with a lawsuit in which the Plaintiff seeks a wage garnishment against them. Wage garnishments are a tool used to collect monies after the entry of a…

If you are in financial trouble and are considering filing bankruptcy, you want relief immediately. One of the most common questions our Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy lawyers here is about how long the process will take. Typically, the Florida Chapter 7 bankruptcy process takes from four to six months. Below, our…