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Albin Renauer is the founder of Legal Consumer, which he began in 2006 as an online companion to his book, How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Albin received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985. He worked for various public-interest law firms in the Bay Area and also as a staff attorney for Chief Justice Rose Bird of the California Supreme Court. He also spent 17 years as an editor at Nolo, where he helped create numerous books and software programs, including the bestselling WillMaker. He edited Law on the Net, the first online directory of legal resources and was the architect of Nolo's Webby Award winning website during the dot-com boom.

Oba­macare Signups Begin Under New COVID Spe­cial Enroll­ment Period

February 15, 2021 by Albin Renauer

Image of a woman searching for health insurance online during COVID special enrollment period

Start­ing Feb­ru­ary 15, 2021, unin­sured Amer­i­cans in every state can use a COVID-​related enroll­ment period to get cov­ered under the Afford­able Care Act (ACA).

Filed Under: Obamacare (Health Insurance) Tagged With: aca, affordable care act, coronavirus, COVID-19, health insurance, special enrollment period

New Cal­i­for­nia Home­stead Exemp­tion Makes Chap­ter 7 Bank­ruptcy Avail­able to Home­own­ers

January 3, 2021 by Albin Renauer

Image of house and computer to illustrate new California homestead exemption protections for Chapter 7 bankruptcy

As of Jan­u­ary 1, 2021 Cal­i­for­ni­ans will enjoy a new home­stead exemp­tion law for Cal­i­for­nia which will allow debtors to pro­tect as much as $600,000 of their home’s equity.

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: bankruptcy exemptions, california, chapter 7, Homestead

Redeem a Car Loan in Chap­ter 7 Bank­ruptcy

December 4, 2019 by Albin Renauer

If you have a car loan at the time you file for Chap­ter 7 bank­ruptcy, can “reaf­firm” the debt, return the vehi­cle to the lender, or redeem your car loan.

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: auto loan, car loan, chapter 7

Who Will Know If You File for Bank­ruptcy?

September 25, 2019 by Albin Renauer

Close up photo of bankruptcy petition header

Will employ­ers, land­lords, fam­ily or friends find out if you file for bank­ruptcy? Learn who needs to know and how they’ll get the news.

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: employer, landlord

Be Care­ful When Pay­ing Debts Before Bank­ruptcy

August 14, 2019 by Albin Renauer

Photo of someone paying in cash to illustrate article on bankruptcy preferential payment

You may be tempted to pay off a debt just before you file for bank­ruptcy, but think twice before you make what courts call a “pref­er­en­tial trans­fer.”

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: preferential transfer

2019 Cal­i­for­nia Bank­ruptcy Exemp­tion Amounts (Form EJ-​156)

April 4, 2019 by Albin Renauer

Photo of money and a calculator to illustrate 2019 California bankruptcy exemptions article

Cal­i­for­nia has released its 2019 Cal­i­for­nia bank­ruptcy exemp­tion amounts, adjusted for infla­tion. The new exemp­tion amounts took effect April 1, 2019.

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: bankruptcy exemptions, california

Mary­land Real Estate Exemp­tion Increases to $25,150

March 29, 2019 by Albin Renauer

Photo of man holding a house to illustrate Maryland real estate exemption article

As of April 1, 2019, the fed­eral home­stead exemp­tion amount — and there­fore the Mary­land real estate exemp­tion amount — will increase to $25,150.

Filed Under: Bankruptcy Tagged With: bankruptcy exemptions, maryland

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