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When exactly does retirement happen? While the answer to that question for many is, “as soon as possible, please….” – the bottom line is that the current full retirement age to start receiving Social Security benefits varies depending on the …

While the latter isn’t likely to occur, there are two “lesser known” strategies that can help married couples maximize their Social Security benefits. Here’s how they work: Claim Now & Suspend. This generally applies to married couples where one partner …

Famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, best known for his defense in the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial, has filed for bankruptcy in Maine in an effort to discharge an IRS debt of more than $5 million. Even though debts to the IRS aren’t …

Third Year in a row for the White Plains Bankruptcy Attorney Michael H. Schwartz, an established consumer bankruptcy attorney in White Plains, received recognition in a special section of New York Magazine that spotlighted “The New York Area’s Top-Rated Lawyers.” …

A teacher at a small public low-income high school on Manhattan’s Lower East Side who decided to rely on DonorsChoose.org to seek funds for her classroom’s needs has received financial help from White Plains bankruptcy attorney Michael H. Schwartz. The …

Bankruptcy can provide a fresh financial start for honest consumers struggling with debt, and recent studies have shown that filing for bankruptcy has a generally positive effect on both the person filing as well as society as a whole. Many …

The creation of the federal Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) was intended to help homeowners keep their homes in the face of the mortgage crisis and the end of the nationwide housing bubble. A recent report on the program’s progress, …

The word “bankruptcy” may conjure feelings of dread, fear and shame in many New Yorkers – but it shouldn’t. In fact, those who file for bankruptcy do better financially than those who continue to struggle with their current debts, according …

By Steve Rhode June 30, 2015 I seem to spend a lot of time educating people that most everything they know about bankruptcy is just plain wrong. In fact a friend of mine just told me they were going to …

In the latest of a long line of successful mortgage modifications, Michael H. Schwartz has been awarded the highest hourly rate ever in a mortgage modification by Chief Judge Cecilia G. Morris, United States Bankruptcy Court. The fees will be …