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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Check the PACER database (https://pacer.login.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl?...
Andrew Daniel Myers
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Contributor Level 8

Yikes. Generally even two months is a long time from the time my bankruptcy...
Malcolm Wallace Ruthven
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Contributor Level 4

Some debt consolidation companies are scams and some aren't. You haven't said...
Mark Hankins
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Ideally you can find some independent sources of customer experience with the...
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Stephen Nathan Doan
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Contributor Level 1

This will vary depending upon the firm you retain and the complexity of your...
Leonora Gorelik
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Hi, I completely agree with Stephen. While the price is of course important,...
Pamela Koslyn
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A defendant/debtor who file bankruptcy get an "automatic stay" (suspension)...
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Steven Alan Fink
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7000 is not enough money to ruin your credit for 10 years by filing bankruptcy....
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Daniel J Wilson's answer
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I think I agree with Mr. Fink. A bankruptcy stays on your credit reports for...
Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 9

There is a 4-year statute of limitations. If the debts were incurred more than...
Mark Brian Baer
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Contributor Level 7

I agree and disagree with the prior response. If any payment was made on...
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Patrice Dayale Dziire's answer
Contributor Level 3

Yes, as long as you or a cosponsor can show that you have sufficient assets or...
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Ekaette Patty-Anne Eddings' answer
Contributor Level 7

Filing bankruptcy in itself doesn't impede your ability to sponsor your husband....
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Robert Harlan Stempler's answer
Contributor Level 4

There are court decisions that make it illegal to show someone else's...
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I am not sure what you mean by fixing your husband's papers. You can file...
Vincent A. Gorski
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Please clarify what you mean by "fixing" your husband's papers. I wish you...
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Kristin Marie Smith
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Contributor Level 3

Whether or not the city’s tax lien survived your bankruptcy discharge depends...
David Allen Hiersekorn
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Contributor Level 5

A transfer to a trust will not protect an asset from bankruptcy. In other...
Andrew Daniel Myers
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Contributor Level 8

There is nothing magic about a trust in this context. Bankruptcy courts have...
Peter Alan Behrmann
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I don’t think success should matter. If you have filed twice they both...
Angel Marie Van Wieren
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Contributor Level 6

The reporting on your credit reports is related to the case being filed, not...
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Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Yes, a creditor can sell the debt to a collection agency, and you're probably...
Theodore Lyons Araujo
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Contributor Level 7

The first thing you need to do if and when you get sued is file an Answer. The...
Timothy George McFarlin
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Contributor Level 6

Government debt is generally not dischargeable: 11 USC Section 523...but what...
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Anerio Ventura Altman
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In a Chapter 7, the Trustee can NUKE the entire process hands down. I can't...
Pamela Koslyn
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Yes, they can ask those things. But I agree with my colleague, don't talk to...
Mark Hankins
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Contributor Level 7

One approach is to stop talking to them on the phone. Then the questions don't...
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Timothy George McFarlin
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Contributor Level 6

It would be a good idea to wait a few months to file. Debts incurred within...
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Angelo Marino Jr.
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Contributor Level 6

I suggest you consult a consumer lawyer who specializes in this area of law....
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The "answer to complaint" is a standard pleading that would be used to answer a...

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