: About Me

Jessica Hughey has been a freelance writer since 1995. She began writing for her own community website for women in business, called Webmistress@Work, where she provided members with articles and advice on marketing their businesses, successfully through the use of public relations, publicity and search engine optimization. Jessica was once interviewed for an article on internet marketing, which was published in PC World Magazine. In addition to writing and maintaining a blog for baby boomers called "Boomer's Bridge" at http://www.boomersbridge.com/, Jessica also writes regularly for Examiner.com, Suite101.com and Demand Studios. Aside from freelance writing, Jessica is also somewhat of a technophile, having worked in the business world as a technical support representative for a major software publisher, while pursuing professional certifications in all Microsoft Office products as well as A+ certification. She is also a certified paralegal. Though she no longer works in the field of law, Jessica often writes on subjects regarding constitutional law, the court system, and bankruptcy, in addition to her work in technology, software tutorials and internet marketing.

My passion is ...

...technology.

I know too much about ...

...the law. I am a certified paralegal and learned more than I needed to know about how the law works.

My parents always told me ...

"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all."

My childhood ambition ...

...was to be a teacher.

My favorite memory ...

...taking my then infant daughter to a deserted park to go sledding on Christmas day after a heavy snowfall. There were no other footprints and it was so quiet and peaceful.

Why I write ...

I write to give me an outlet for my creative energies and all the topics that are tumbling around in my mind at any given moment.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading: Joomla Manual. Watching: Grey's Anatomy Listening to: whatever strikes my fancy at the moment.

My first job ...

...was as a dishwasher in a seafood restaurant.

My best moment ...

...is yet to come.

My inspiration ...

(s) are many and varied.

Law & Justice > Lawyers & Legal Advice Legal information: Debts not discharged in a chapter 7 bankruptcy

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In the past, Chapter 7 bankruptcy has been called a "clean slate" for debtors, thought to be a way to eliminate all debts owed by the debtor. However, some debts are considered "non-dischargeable" by the bankruptcy courts. Therefore, even though you may have received a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge for most of your debts, you may still owe some of them, following the discharge. In addition, the bankruptcy code was completely overhauled in 2005 and some of the rules regarding dischargeable debt have changed, especially in regard to student loans. Some categories of debt which are considere...

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