My fiance had debit prior to being in a relationship with me. An I legally bound to his debit of we marry in PA

Mr. Rubin is correct about your fiance's debts should you marry him. Since PA is a common law state, you will not be responsible for debts...

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) only prohibits certain collection activity by 3rd party collectors. A 3rd party collector is...

Is this legal or just more of the deceptive practices Green Tree has repeatedly been sued over?

There are several options. One of those is to file a motion for an accounting and request a transaction summary showing all payments made, all...

Does the “30 day automatic stay” begin the day I file the emergency bankruptcy?

The 30 days runs from the date you file your case, which is the petition date. You must file the motion to extend the automatic stay in time for...

I have a friend who is thinkung of filing chapter 13.. he also has items he hocked at a pawn shop. They are not due fointerest

In our state a pawned item is not a loan. Instead it is a sale of an item with the right to repurchase it for a specified price one month after...

The amount of a claim as of the date that a bankruptcy (petition date) is filed depends upon numerous factors, such as: 1) The original amount...

The landlord who was named as a creditor is now trying to come after me, is this legal?

I agree with Mr. Granvold and Mr. Caldwell. You should also be aware of the fact that your flatmate discharged his/her liability to you as the...

Can the lawyer charge me for this?

Mr. Steinberger and Ms. Hill have shown that they have an excellent knowledge of bankruptcy law and of local practice. Read there answers and use...

Friend is in a chapter 13 plan. It was coming up for discharge this month, all the sudden the trustee filed a motion to dis...

A plan must be completed in 60 months. There a multiple possibilities on why this happened. As others have stated, your friend's attorney needs...

If chapter 7 is filed, can creditors put a lien on the house?

A creditor is never able to put a lien on a parcel of real estate because a person files for relief under the bankruptcy code. If there was no...