Cook County Chapter 13 Legal Advice (53 found)

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Henry Repay
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If you have received notice that your case has been dismissed, there is a...
Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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Your question is whether your chapter 13 plan can be resinstated once "...
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Henry Repay
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A Chapter 13 can be converted to a Chapter 7, but your attorney needs to...
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Henry Repay
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Your question appears under the heading bankruptcy. The deadline should be...
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Kevin Kennedy Gipson
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Whether or not you can modify your Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan to allow you to...
Henry Repay
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Your question is complicated and cannot be answered without a detailed...
Andrew Joseph Miofsky
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I agree with both of the above answers. A Bankruptcy Court has the authority...
Richard George Fonfrias
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I would like to know more facts. My email is: thedebtexperts@gmail.com....
Henry Repay
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All facts and circumstances should be reviewed to answer your question, but I...
Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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Your question is whether you would have to sell or transfer your car (which you...
Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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It is very hard to adjust chapter 13 payments, though if your income...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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You can explore the possibility of converting to a Chapter 7. Discuss this with...
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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Maybe - it's impossible to answer your question definitively since every...
Henry Repay
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Assuming you qualify from a credit standpoint yourself and do not need her...
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Richard George Fonfrias
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Probably not. once filed, a bankruptcy, immediately stops actions against...
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If you are a creditor and you receive a notice that the person who owes you has...
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Thomas Robert Siegel
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Generally speaking, a co-signer is liable the same as the maker of an...
Henry Repay
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Yes, the co-signor(s) are likely to be held fully responsible. If the debtors...
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Kevin Lee Linder
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There is not really an "normal" rate for a bankruptcy. There are the court...
Henry Repay
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There is not anything absolute. You should shop around, but consider...
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Clifford Sculley Bordeaux
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There are no time limits on when you retain the attorney. Most bankruptcy...
Henry Repay
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We generally would take your information and a deposit. You can then provide...
Charles Ross Smith III
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Generally speaking it is a bad idea to try to pay off some creditors before...
Terrance Scott Leeders
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Any delinquency can be grounds for the lender to bring a motion to dismiss your...
Henry Repay
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You may be able to accomplish what you intend, but there is a lot to review to...
Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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You ask whether you can list your mortgage in your Chapter 13 case and convert...
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Jeffrey Daniel Larkin
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If you convert your case you can include the house and let it go. LEGAL...
Andrew Joseph Miofsky
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Your question raises two separate issues: Can you convert from chapter 13 to...
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Jeffrey Daniel Larkin
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One option would be to file for divorce and have your case bifurcated....
Laura Mcfarland-Taylor
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You should be asking your bankruptcy attorney these questions. There are just...
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Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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Okay, there are a lot of things going on here, and there is much I don't know....
Kevin Lee Linder
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You would need to file a motion to modify your plan -- the plan would include...
Mazyar Malek Hedayat
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Your situation sounds very much like a typical Chapter 7 (liquidation) case in...
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Kevin Lee Linder
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Contributor Level 7

Please contact your attorneys office and ask to speak to them. You do have the...
Henry Repay
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I encourage you to make sure you have done everything to understand what your...

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