Adrienne Woods: Bankruptcy as a Fresh Start After Divorce

Bankruptcy carries a lot of shame, and Adrienne Woods wants you to put it down first. She points out that the credit was extended to you, frequently well beyond what the lender had any reason to think you could pay back, and that the system exists precisely to give an honest, unfortunate debtor a way to get ahead. Adrienne Woods is a bankruptcy attorney with about twenty years of experience who leads the restructuring and creditors'-rights practice at her New York firm, handling both business...