My bankruptcy was just discharged (10/26), how do I know for sure what accounts were included?

Technically, with a few exceptions such as student loans, ALL of your debt obligations are discharged. This is also true for car loans. However,...

Time is the only cure for past credit problems. Any attempts you make to conceal your identity or social security number from a potential...

We filed BK earlier this year and should be getting our discharge any day now. Do we have to attend the reaffirmation hearing?

If you used an attorney when you filed bankruptcy, his signature and approval is required in order for a loan to be reaffirmed. You should consult...

I had wages garnished at a previous employer for Student Loans and then when I did my taxes for that year they took my income

Guaranteed Student loans are a federal debt. The withholding of your income tax return by the IRS has nothing to do with your employer. Your...

How to update my address?

Legal mail will not generally be forwarded. I would Contact the Clerk's Office where you filed and ask them the procedure for changing your...

I recvd a summons from a notoriously dirty law firm- what do I do? Can I settle before law suit? Do I still file appearance?

I am not licensed to practice in your district but I can tell you that collection attorney's hope that you will default. It is not in their...

Would file personal bankruptcy affect the company I partially own from filing for IPO?

As the previous attorney mentioned, your biggest concern is not the IPO; but your ability to retain the stock in a bankruptcy. In Massachusetts,...

What happens if my husband had credit card debt? Can they come after me for it?

The simple answer is NO! When someone takes out a credit card,or any other debt, they have to sign a promissory note. This promissory note is...

My chapter 7 bankruptcy filing is now discharged, do I owe my soon to be x wife anything?

Debts that are not discharged in bankruptcy include those "to a spouse, former spouse, or child of a debtor...that is inured by the debtor in the...

If you file bankruptcy you will be entitled to keep certain property up to a certain value, this is known as an exemption. For example, you are...