Can a CU withhold draws from Savings until 1 month past due credit card is paid?

The short answer is, "probably." At common law, someone who owes you money (the credit union in this case, because the amount on deposit is a debt...

If second mortg was discharged on bankruptcy, am I still liable to continue paying loan?

I guess your attorney omitted to explain to you the difference between a promissory note and a mortgage. Your obligation to pay the note was...

My husband & I have declared chapter 7 bankruptcy. At the hearing, the trustee stated that my parents home needed to be sold.

Your attorney should be giving you more help here. Based on what you said, you own a 50% remainder interest (probably as a tenant in common with...

If my husband files bk on old outstanding accounts will this effect our current joint accounts that we want to keep?

There's no such thing as filing bankruptcy "on" specific debts. You list all of your debts, and all of them are discharged. Credit card companies...

How will a chapter 7 affect a pending lawsuit from an auto accident?

Your cause of action will be property of your bankruptcy estate. Should you fail to disclose it on your schedules, you will not be allowed to...

Not in Massachusetts. If you lived in a community property state at the time he borrowed the money, maybe.

If further documents are needed after my 341 hearing, does the trustee communicate directly with me or through my lawyer?

The trustee should work through your lawyer because it's unethical for an attorney to directly contact a represented opposing party (which is what...

Regarding a bk number

The general format for a docket number is o:yy-bk-nnnnn (e.g., 1:12-bk-12345) where "o" identifies the divisiional office, "yy" the year, and...

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Chapter 7. I don't have to take the Means Test because majority is biz debt, will it matter if I have disposable income on sch J

In general, no-one challenges a case by a business debtor because they would have to prove bad faith in the filing. There's an even more general...

If more than 51% of TOTAL debt comes from mtgs on rental properties (2), can I skip the means test under non-consumer debt rule

You've correctly stated the general rule. However, it would be unwise to rely on online advice because there may be additional facts that your own...