Have about 60k equity in duplex in CA (no other property) will I able to exempt that in chapter 7 bankruptcy. tenants live there

Check this and other web sites for the exemptions. Review this issue with your attorney.

Practically speaking, what is best way to valuate my home in chapter 7 so that the trustee will agree? What method do they use?

Fair market value. Most Trustee's will have a pretty good idea of the values in their jurisdictions and they will use the tax assessment, but that...

I am about to settle a judgement that was bought from HSB by Sherman Aquisitions they are using a collection company to collect

LVNV funding is part of aa family of thirty or more companies that but debt for pennies on the dollar. If you do not want other companies to come...

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Private student loan debt, going to be served court papers, options?

The first thing you need to do if and when you get sued is file an Answer. The summons will tell you that you must “appear” by way of an Answer in...

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Sales of property often occur in the context of a 13. What happens to the money from the sale can be a complicated analysis, but the value of the...

Can one convert from a chapter 7 to

You would need the permission of the Trustee and the Court and would have to vacate the discharge. This is raraely done or allowed, but it can...

Chapter 13 and Divorce

If you have two seperate households you may be able to convert the case to chapter 7 because of the additional expenses and change of...

You can raise formal objections to the questions, but a Judge will decide the relevancy. Relevancy is not necessarily the standard because...

Can the prosicutor have your employment stuck from the jury hearing during the trial to give jury impression you dont work

Any evidence that is not material to the trier of fact, is irrlevant, or is inadmissible for any number of reasons can be prohibited from going to...