Orange County Bankruptcy & Estate Planning Lawyer

07/29/2025

Learn how bankruptcy affects your credit score and proven steps to rebuild it fast. Free consultations for Southern California residents.

03/27/2025

The 2025 Homestead Exemption Amounts for Orange County, Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino

The homestead exemption serves as a critical financial protection for homeowners facing bankruptcy by shielding a portion of their home equity from creditors. E

10/26/2024

Have an opening for a bankruptcy/probate paralegal. Below is the description of the position:

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Contact me if interested at 951-241-8070.

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08/22/2023

Homeowners Association Fees and Costs Not Listed in Recorded Notice are Dischargeable Debts in Bankruptcy https://www.socaladvocates.com/24485/homeowners-association-fees-and-costs-not-listed-in-recorded-notice-are-dischargeable-debts/

05/02/2023

https://www.socaladvocates.com/23162/california-authorizes-retain-and-pay-for-automobiles-in-bankruptcy/

NEW PROTECTION FOR DEBTORS WITH VEHICLE LOANS Recent California law changes have given all Debtors who file bankruptcy in California the option to retain and

04/05/2023

https://www.socaladvocates.com/23156/increased-car-exemption-of-7500-allows-you-to-protect-more-equity-in-your-vehicle/

Increased Protection for Your Car in Bankruptcy. Changes that went into effect at the beginning of 2023 increase the vehicle exemption amount available in Ca

11/19/2022

New guidance issued by the Biden Administration will make it easier to discharge federal student loans in bankruptcy.

Discharging Student Loans Just Got Easier The Biden Administration recently announced new guidance for the Department of Justice for handling Federal Student

04/23/2022

Looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, and well-organized legal assistant/paralegal that can multitask. The candidate can work remotely part of the time and will come into the office generally twice a week or as needed.

Qualifications:

Prefer a candidate who is bilingual in Spanish.
Looking for a candidate that can learn quickly, can keep track of deadlines and tasks.
Can complete tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
Can eventually work independently, and has good communication skills.
Prefer a candidate who has some experience in estate planning, probate, and bankruptcy, but is willing to train the right candidate.

Responsibilities:

Position involves scheduling appointments for bankruptcy and estate planning;
Gathering documents from clients, filing bankruptcy cases in court, gathering post-filing documents from clients;
Preparing initial probate petitions and filing them in court, filing supplemental paperwork for probate;
Entering preliminary estate planning information for living trust and other estate planning documents.

This is a part-time position with 35 hours a week.

03/22/2022

This is a step by step guide on how to fill out a probate petition in California. The initial petition that you will need to fill out to start the probate process is Form DE-111. You can find the form here: Form DE-111. This form will be filed with the court to start the probate process and get a personal representative or executor appointed to the case.

This is a step by step guide on how to fill out a probate petition in California. The initial petition that you will need to fill out to start the probate proce

03/16/2022

The short answer is YES under the right of setoff if you owe that same bank or credit union on a credit card or loan.

When you have a savings or checking account with a bank or credit union it is very common to apply for credit cards or loans with that same financial institution or credit union.

The short answer is YES under the right of setoff if you owe that same bank or credit union on a credit card or loan. When you have a savings or checking ac