When my brother has retained an Atty and filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy, and his atty has requested inheritance docs from me..

You need to RUN to an attorney. This is the bankruptcy trustee, not your brother's attorney (if he has one). The trustee is the person who...

I am being sued by my private student loan company. Do I need a lawyer?

Many times the private lenders wait too long to sue. You may have valid defenses. I strongly urge you to seek an attorney.

Is there a period of years that one must wait to file a second Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

8 years + 1 day between chapter 7s. Filing date to filing date.

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Attorneys are not supposed to give advice on incurring new debt before a bankruptcy filing. But if you do it, obviously do not trade the...

Can I collect property tax and insurance payments along with mortgage payments of principal and interest?

It certainly is legal if part of the written agreements. Any caveats: of course. You now are subjecting yourself to a lot of regulations on how...

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If you already had owners title insurance, and simply deeded the property back to yourself and a spouse, new title insurance may not be...

Can a Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing be dismissed by the debtor?

I always ask the question during the consultation: have you ever filed before? Then I also look up the prior filing to make sure all timing...

Creditor listed on bankruptcy petition different from the Plaintiff claiming to be creditor in a foreclosure suit. Who decides?

It is an interesting conundrum. The out of state attorneys don't know about the new line of bankruptcy rulings that says if you "surrender" in the...

The secured mortgage company is paid off. Remaining funds will be split pro-rata among the various unsecured creditors. Other secured creditors...

I want to file bankruptcy but my personal property is with the Orlando Police Department for 3.5 year investigationWhat do I do?

Due to the nature of a police investigation and owning a business, I would not file bankruptcy without the help of an attorney. Depending on what...