I'm broke. Is hiring a Bankruptcy Petition Preparer (BPP) better than doing it yourself?

Have a few more consultations. Many lawyers will lower our prices if the case is easy. If the lawyers keep the price high, it means the case has...

This is the report that you wanted!!! It means that things are going well with your case. - that is the very simple answer.

While filing for bankruptcy alone, do I still have to list household items owned by my wife or step-son?

Where it asks you to list household goods, you can write "live with girlfriend, moved in with only _____, ______, and blank." They may ask you to...

If Church helps me out financially, do I have to disclose that as income while filing for bankruptcy?

yes, but it shouldn't matter if its that low.

Does making 16,000$ a year as a self-employed person still qualify me filing for bankruptcy?

Yes, you should qualify based on income but assets and future assets matter. Also certain types of debts change things. If nobody will do it...

I am considering not claiming homestead on my underwater nearly foreclosed home to get the $4000 wild card exemption.

If you are dumping the house (almost always a good idea) then don't take the homestead. The trustee will either just let you stay there until...

Good and bad for redemption loans in Ch 7 Bankruptcy

I always advise to dump the car and buy a new one after discharge.

Judgement collections and bankruptcy Florida

If she pays you right before she files then you could be looked at as a preferential debt repayment. If she has an attorney, my guess is that...

Don't worry about jail, just know that they may not be discharged. Don't use "that particular" money to pay your lawyer either, use other money. ...

Bankruptcy

Smart move. This will help going forward. I always suggest that most good Bankruptcy attorneys can use part of your tax return to knock this out...