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Tampa Bankruptcy Court
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
American Bankruptcy Institute
The Florida Bar
 
American Board of Certification
Martindale-Hubbell

 

Rebuilding credit after bankruptcy: newest edition Bounce Back from Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Trustee Terry Smith's website 

Chapter 13 Trustee Jon Waage's website 

Free mortgage counseling: Hope Alliance or call 888-995-HOPE

Law Firms:  Some other firms we recommend:

     For Corporate reorganization bankruptcies or Pinellas County consumer or business:    Daniel Herman

     For personal injury claims (accidents, slip fall, etc).  Lex Taylor, Lakeland.

   Accountants:    Polk County: Martha Bell

Non-bankruptcy credit counseling (as alternative to bankruptcy)

    Consumer Credit Counseling Service

Legal Aid Offices:

  Hillsborough and Pasco County: Bay Area Legal Services

  Polk or Hardee County contact:

Florida Rural Legal Services
963 E. Memorial Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33801-1919
(941) 688-7376
 

  Herrnando County:

Wichlacoochee Area Legal Services
51 W. Fort Dade Avenue
Brooksville, FL 34601
(352) 796-7238

 

Beneficent Entertainment:   www.freerice.com

 

 

Links relevant to new bankruptcy law:

Summary of new law at abiworld.org

Consumer provisions analyzed by Michael Barnett: 1017checklist

Legal Briefs filed by firm under new law:

 Homestead Limitations: In re Rasmussen 347 B.R. 747 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2006).

 Car Ownership Allowance: In re George (decision pending).

Approved credit counseling agencies for Florida: Ofc US Trustee cc 

We recommend that clients use Institute for Financial Literacy.  We recommend clients do not use Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management, Inc or Consumer Credit Counseling of Central Florida.  Whichever service is used, make sure they understand that the counseling is to meet the bankruptcy requirement.

 Approved Personal Financial Management Courses: UST-pfm

Estimated median family income 2009: UST

IRS standards for allowable expenses : Food-clothing-nec: National

                              Healthcare Expenses, National

                              Housing and Utilities, Florida.

                              Transportation, Regional adjusted                         

Some disclosure forms related to the new law:

Debt Relief Agency disclosure

Debt Relief Agency contract

Information disclosure

Chapter 7 Contract

Chapter 13 Contract