At a mediation we were offered $8,000 for settlement but my lawyer said'no' 'I need to talk to my experts first' and he said to

Ms. Adams is right - speak to your attorney. We have no idea whether the defendant withdrew the offer, your attorney rejected the offer, or if...

I would like to obtain a home that was owned by an LLC that went bankrupt.

Is there a mortgage on the property? In the past, several of my clients have used the tactic of purchasing the mortgage, and then going through the...

401K-BK filing

Mr. Adams and Ms. Adams gave you good advice. See a bankruptcy attorney, rather than trying to do it yourself. It is very easy to miss details...

Mr. Riddle is right - we need more facts. Were you in a Chapter 13, and did you receive a discharge? Or was your bankruptcy a Chapter 7 that...

We are on a chp 13 and our mortgage is included, but we have gotten behind and recieved a letter to dismiss our case.

In deciding to dismiss your Chapter 13 case, remember that you will have to address not only any mortgage payment defaults while you were in...

I filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2011 and all debts discharged a/o 07/2011. I surrendered my home at the time as well.

Your facts are unclear - do you own a different property now, and looking to take some money out of it? Are you trying to finance a purchase of...

If your husband racks up new credit card debt in his name only does it become the soon to be ex wives also?

It depends - is your name on the credit cards he is using? Did you sign the credit card applications? Are you an authorized user on the cards, and...

How do I stop a debt collector from calling me when it is my ex-stepfather's account?

Mr. Ashman's advice is sound. One other option, if you are willing to take it, is to change your phone number (I suspect the current number is...

I will be filing for chapter 7 in 6 months. I have already received a letter from an attorney working on behalf of my mortgager

Your bankruptcy will at least delay the foreclosure process. You will usually receive a discharge approximately 3 months after you file your...

Is there a standard of practice or law that states that once bk13 is filed mortgage payments should applied to the latest month

If you had amounts past due when you filed your Chapter 13 petition, they should have been included for payment in your Chapter 13 plan (over the...