If my wife and I earn less per month over the latest six months than the means test amount for our state and county, do we need

While it might not be technically required, I have found it useful to go ahead and make the calculation.

If my wife and I file a joint chapter seven, can I use the federal exemptions and my wife use our old state's exemptions? We

No, you have to pick one. If you have not live in your current state long enough to use its exemptions, then I don't know if you can even file in...

How far back have you ever seen a bankruptcy trustee ask for tax returns on a chapter seven consumer bankruptcy?

I've only had Trustees ask for two years of tax records, but I'm in the Northern District of New York, so I don't know what the practice is in...

Is it a bankruptcy crime for a chapter seven for the debtor to threaten to file BK so as to negotiate with creditor ?

The word "threaten" does not really apply. In the course of negotiations, it is perfectly fine to say: "If I can't negotiate my debts, I'm going...

Is death from gulf war syndrome a reason for a legal suit against US military?

You can't sue the military. They have immunity.

Am I able to sue?

Most of the time, busses are run by a transportation authoirty, which is a municipal agency. This means that you were supposed to have filed a...

Could i pursue anything in this situation?

You'd have to be able to prove that Delta knew or should have known that its chair was defective.

Bars in NYC

If they have a legit reason, sure. What's legit will depend on the exact circumstances. If they had no reason, why would they ban someone? That...

The only way I could see the bar being liabie would be if they over-served the person who knocked into you, and I don't know how you could prove...

I would like to sue a well established treatment facility. I had a fractured ankle andhad to walk to see them every day

This would involve a lot more inquiry than we could effetively do on a website. There are many questions about the scope of the responsibility of...