Behind on health, credit card bills summons came yesterday

Court procedure differs from state to state. But, generally speaking, the creditor will get a default judgment if she doesn't defend the lawsuit....

What if surrenderd my home in chap 13, but I was able to catch up with my mortgage payments & continue to make payment ?

You should look in the registry of deeds to see if anything akin to a deed has been recorded. When you "surrender" property in bankruptcy, all you...

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Will the DOJ investigate possible misconduct or incompetence of a bankruptcy trustee?

The Trustee necessarily got court approval to transfer the house to the bank, and you would have had an opportunity to object to that treatment....

Bankruptcy and Taxes

There is no simple answer to this. There are several different views around the country about who owns a tax refund, and it's a matter of state...

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See an expert bankruptcy attorney immediately, if not sooner, because this situation is fraught with danger for you. Your Chapter 7 Trustee could...

The answer depends on your judge, your trustee, and how big a dividend unsecured creditors are slated to get. In my district (MA), we would need to...

Hi my wife and i just filed a 7 bk personaly but started a s corp up in 3-14-09 and was administrativley dissolved in 11-04-09

Question 18 on the Statement of Financial Affairs asks if you have been a 5% shareholder, officer, or director of a corporation within the past 8...

I have a lien on ex business partner's home. He is in bankruptcy court. What would happen to my lien?

You cannot now record a lien on his house or take any other action to collect the debt without first getting the court to grant relief from the...

MOTION FOR HARDSHIP DISCHARGE UNDER 11 U.S.C. SECTION 1328 (B) AND DEBTOR’S CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH 11 U.S.C 1328

There are three tests for getting a hardship discharge. You didn't indicate why your income went down, but let's assume it's because of factors...

Are the debt limits Absolute in chapt 13?

The general rule is that the Chapter 13 debt limits are not "jurisdictional," which means that you can often stay in Chapter 13 unless someone...