Do I qualify for Chapter 7?

To be eligible to file for a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, you must pass the Means Test, which compares your household income and expenses to the median...

Self employed professional. Lost major client during recession. Used credit cards and lines of credit to carry on.

You are definitely not alone. Very rarely does someone set out to file bankruptcy. A combination of unfortunate events (many of them out of your...

Can a dentist sent me to collection after a oral agreement to hold payment until employment was found?

Medical services were rendered to you for which you received the benefit. You should have checked with your insurance company to confirm that the...

The payday loans should not result in a criminal charge for a bad check. At the time the loan is made, both the lender and the check writer are...

Judgment in Pennsylvania post bankruptcy and inheritance

I disagree with the other answers. You can and should reopen the bankruptcy estate and file a motion to avoid the judicial liens (if that was not...

Car accident insurance settlement question.

You should speak with an attorney before you settle your claim. Limited tort prevents you from recovering more than your economic loss in certain...

I have credit card debt. Because of a serious illness. I lost everything. My health, my job, my car. I have no income.

As others have said, you may be able to defend the suit. However, in the circumstances you describe, you appear to be "judgment proof". That...

Chapter 7 bankruptcy and inheritance

It sounds to me as if you are entitled to receive your $4,000 exemption that you claimed, but that has not been paid yet. You should contact your...

What to do before a levy and garneesher happens were to get help first time it ever happened??

A creditor in Pennsylvania cannot garnish your wages, except for very limited circumstances, which do not appear to apply here. Once a judgment is...

If a house is transferred to a spouse during divorce and this spouse has a bankruptcy filed can this be added?

I disagree with the opinions of the other posters on this one. Assuming that the divorce occurred first and the house was transferred to the...