- Divorce
- Child SupportWages are often garnished to pay overdue child support and back taxes. Other creditors are turning increasingly to wage garnishment as a way to collect on debt, making your difficult financial situation even worse. We can give you the tools to stop having money taken out of your hard-earned paycheck.
- Paternity
- Spousal SupportProtecting your interests: We can use bankruptcy to protect your rights in division of assets, spousal maintenance and other aspects of your divorce.
- FraudA bankruptcy lawyer in Manchester, CT knows that you will not have much difficulty finding someone in the news who is facing charges of bankruptcy fraud. One notable story involved a couple from one of Connecticut’s neighbors, in New Jersey. The couple appeared on a reality TV show. They were accused of hiding millions of dollars in unknown accounts before filing for bankruptcy several years ago. First, they both pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Then, they pled guilty to one count of bankruptcy fraud by concealment of assets and one count of bankruptcy fraud by false oaths. Lastly, they pled guilty to one count of bankruptcy fraud by false declarations. The wife was sentenced to 15 months in prison and the husband was sentenced to 41 months.
- Intellectual Property
- Medical MalpracticeAs an asset protection lawyer at our firm can tell you, it’s important to protect everything you’ve worked so hard for — that includes your body and health! According to a medical malpractice lawyer in Indianapolis, IN, it’s important to know about medical malpractice. What constitutes medical malpractice? Neglect, abuse, or misdiagnosis by a medical professional can be defined as medical malpractice. While each case is unique, and the impact it has on the victim, certain checks of accountability are in place to protect the medical professional as well as the patient involved.
- Estate PlanningThe goal of many people who work all their lives and save is to be able to have a comfortable retirement. Another goal is to be able to leave enough assets after death to ensure that family members are taken care of. There are many estate planning tools each asset protection lawyer Wethersfield, CT trusts from The Law Offices of Ronald I. Chorches uses to obtain these outcomes. However, there are still a large number of people who fail to execute wills to safeguard their assets after they are gone. So, what happens to those assets if there is no will?
- BankruptcyDuring our meeting we will determine if you are eligible for either a chapter 7 or a chapter 13 bankruptcy plan. In addition, you’ll be presented with other debt management options.
- ForeclosureIf you’re not in foreclosure proceedings yet, but you know they’re coming you may be considering selling your home. This usually happens if you’ve missed payments and you know you’re not going to be able to get caught up.
- Debt CollectionInvoluntary Chapter 11 petition. After it has been filed, an automatic stay will go into effect. The automatic stay ceases all debt collection activities on the part of creditors.