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A Fresh Start: Bankruptcy Basics
(Separate Website)
A helpful video created by the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association and Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.
By: Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. - Tampa
Applying for Credit
(Separate Website)
General information pamphlet.
By: The Florida Bar
Bankruptcy
(Separate Website)
General information pamphlet.
By: The Florida Bar
Bankruptcy
(Separate Website)
Website pamphlet.
By: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. - Jacksonville/Duval County
Debtors and Creditors Under Florida State Law PDF Consumer Law Brochure.
By: Florida Rural Legal Services - Lakeland
Eight Judicial Curcuit Small Claims Court
(Separate Website)
Clerk's office website.
By: Alachua County Clerk's Office
Filling your answer to a complaint PDF Consumer Law Unit Brochure
By: Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. - Daytona Office
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Foreclosure PDF Consumer Law Unit Brochure
By: Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. - Daytona Office
Foreclosure Debt Collection The Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 generally allows taxpayers to exclude income from the discharge of debt on their principal residence. Debt reduced through mortgage restructuring, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, qualifies for the relief.
This provision applies to debt forgiven in calendar years 2007 through 2012. Up to $2 million of forgiven debt is eligible for this exclusion ($1 million if married filing separately). The exclusion does not apply if the discharge is due to services performed for the lender or any other reason not directly related to a decline in the home?s value or the taxpayer?s financial condition.
More information, including detailed examples can be found in Publication 4681, Canceled Debts, Foreclosures, Repossessions, and Abandonments. Also see IRS news release IR-2008-17.
By: Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. - Tallahassee Office
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