Don’t pay them anything, as my colleagues noted. It sounds like this debt is beyond the statute of limitations. It also sounds like their actions...

Are garnished wages due to bankruptcy permitted to be deducted on tax return?

Wages voluntarily garnished to be paid to a chapter 13 trustee cannot be deducted on your tax return.

I am messed up in a bankruptcy and divorce settelement

There are several areas of law intertwined here. I would need many more details as to your situations in order to offer you any sort of advice...

Filing Bankruptcy with known property inheritance and life insurance check proceeds...is there a way?

You are required to state on the bankruptcy forms all property that you expect to acquire in the future or recently acquired in inheritance. You...

Filed Chapter 7 in 2014, now I want to Get Statements on My car Loan and mortgage. How do I go about doing this?

Call the creditor or have your bankruptcy attorney write to them. If your car is “under water,” you’re probably best stopping payments.

What is the BEST thing to do for my brother?

Bankruptcy sounds best. I would contact your Bar association or Legal Aid association to see if he qualifies for a pro bono (no cost) or reduced...

Would it hurt me to contact the original creditor for payment history information?

Note that the statute of limitations goes by the date of your last payment, and not the date the account was opened. Also the statute of...

If you have a claim out before the company file bankruptcy can you still get your money

Maybe. You are a creditor, and I suggest you make sure you are listed as such in the company’s bankruptcy petition. Once they filed bankruptcy, an...

No, you don’t have to wait 180 days. Seek assistance from a bankruptcy attorney. Trying to do this yourself without an attorney may cause more...

You can assign your interest in the car to your son. If you do so, make sure that he obtains a new title and tags. You could then cancel your...