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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Allows Homeowners 36 months to cure past due house payments Bankruptcy Attorney Federal Way Auburn Lake Tapps Bonney Lake Puyallup Tacoma Seattle Over the past few months, many people have tried to modify their existing home loans. Unfortunately, most people have run into long delays concerning their lender. People are under the impression that if they stop…Read More

Prior to this legislative session, Washington required only sellers of residential real property to provide a disclosure to buyers regarding certain aspects of the real property to be transferred, unless the buyer expressly waives the seller's disclosure.  With the Legislature's passage of SSB6749, which Governor Gregoire's signed into law today, this requirement has now been extended to sellers of commercial real…Read More

Some people are involved in automobile collisions at a time when they do not have current car insurance. In Washington, an insurance company can have your license suspended if there is a claim against you and you did not have insurance at the time of the collision. Filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy protection is a way to…Read More

On March 2, 2010 the House passed SSB 6831, which provides that the funding of credit shelter, generation skipping transfer tax, and marital trusts that use a formula based on the federal exemption amount as the reference for funding will be governed by federal exemption in place on December 31, 2009, for decedents who die after December 31, 2009 and before January…Read More

There are a few misconceptions about the interplay of IRS Taxes and Bankruptcy. A. IRS Taxes are dischargeable in bankruptcy if a 3-Part Test can be satisfied: If the taxes owed are for a taxable year more than 3 years from the date of filing bankruptcy; and The tax return has actually been filed for at least 2 years prior…Read More

Creditors have been extremely aggressive in serving lawsuit quickly (but not necessarily filing them in Court). This is explained below. In Washington, if you receive a summons and complaint, you only have 20 days to file a Notice of Appearance and Answer to the Complaint FROM THE DAY IT IS SERVED UPON YOU. If you don't do it in the correct…Read More

No one "plans" on losing their job. It always catches everyone by surprise. The key is that you have to take the steps to protect yourself and make smart financial decisions when it happens to you. The Court looks at your previous 6 months of income from all sources for the purpose of evaluating whether you qualify for bankruptcy protection…Read More

Click here to read the Association's letter to Congress: http://www.naepc.org/uncertainties_congress.pdfRead More

Five-Star Client Reviews & Testimonials for Attorney Christopher A. Benson. Over the past [sum_y start_year='27/11/1991'] years of our law firm, we have handled a wide variety of cases. Estate Planning, Probates, Chapter 7 bankruptcy,  Chapter 13 bankruptcy, Business litigation, real estate transactions, business formation, and commercial leases. Due to high client demand, we have now limited our new client cases…Read More