Bankruptcy

Co-signers can help, hinder bankruptcy

Having a co-signer is a good way to get more credit. It’s a unique issue when you are filing bankruptcy, though. There are a lot of ways to address these debts but you have to be cautious.

Bankruptcy court rules against gay-marriage ban

The ruling written by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Donovan wasn’t the first blow to the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court. That came last year when a federal judge in Boston declared the law an unconstitutional violation of equal protection guarantees. Two other bankruptcy courts have also rejected administration attempts to dismiss joint filings made by same-sex couples, but neither of those rulings addressed the constitutionality of the act.