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PLEASE NOTE: To protect your safety in response to the threats of COVID-19, we are offering our clients the ability to meet with us in person, via telephone or through video conferencing. Please call our office to discuss your options.
TOLL FREE: 866-394-2661
Most Long Island area residents have at least one credit card. In fact, it is estimated that Americans have at least four credit cards. Most of the time a credit card holder is responsible with credit card debt but occasionally an unexpected life event happens, and a...
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is an important legal and financial tool that helps many New Yorkers find stable financial footing each year. Through Chapter 7 bankruptcy a debtor may liquidate their assets for the purposes of paying off their creditors and wiping their schedule...
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There is are many false myths about bankruptcy. Many people believe that bankruptcy is a sign of failure. The fact stands that bankruptcy offers a way of beating crippling financial debt and offering applicants a clean slate. More than 700,000 people file for...
Chapter 7, or the liquidation bankruptcy, is the process of bankruptcy in which the debtor turns over significant assets and the sale of those assets will go to creditors in order to pay off debts. The debtor will receive a blow to their credit score, but they will...
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