If I surrender my house and my vehicle in chapter 13, do I have to pay remaining balance on them after they are sold by lender?

Mr. Williams did a good job on covering your options. A Chapter 13, depending on other numbers we don't have, certainly is worth looking at, and...

Under what circumstances can a person change their public defence laywer?

First of all, you cannot do anything. In fact it creates an ethics problem when you step into the attorney client relationship which is between...

First of all, you need a lawyer. Divisions of copywrited material are highly complex. Second, your friends have misled you. No, you don't get...

If the non custodial parent does not show up for court to establish paternity what happens.

Your post makes no sense. Cases are not served by email. Repost and tell us what actually happened.

Can a collection agency charge interest or late charges on a bill that has been turned over to their agency?

Do NOT ever talk to creditors by phone. It is a violation of federal law for them not to send a written demand if they have called you. Whether...

If my son has lived with his father four years, does the father now have the right to not give him back to me?

Assuming he has not taken you to court and legitimated the child, and assuming you were never married, he has no rights to the child, and if he...

How do I get visitation papers done if I cannot afford an attorney or the filing fees?

Unless he has legitimated the child AND gotten visitation in court, he has ZERO visisitation rights, so he gets no say. Paying support creates no...

What are the laws on the bank/finance company coming after me for the balance on an auto loan?

When you sign that note, regardless of whether you are the cosigner or the main borrower you owe the money. In addition to a repo and ruining your...

If I was to marry my girlfriend who has a toddler what age would the toddler have to be so that I can legally adopt him?

The age of the child isn't relevant. However you cannot file an adoption unless you marry the mother. To be able to terminate the father's rights...

In a foreclosure can the bank come after my bank account or my retirement fund?

There's good news and bad news. Yes the bank can sue for a deficiency if there is one. If they do, garnishment of a bank account is likely, and...