As Attorney Caldwell said, you should submit an amended plan to surrender the car. You can then submit a motion to purchase a new car pursuant to...

Most retainer agreements provide that you can discontinue the work, but that you will be billed for any hours already worked on your case. You...

Attorney Winter has it right. Chapter 13 protects cosigners from collections action unless and until the creditor gets relief from the automatic...

If, by "left it out" of the bankruptcy, you mean that you didn't report it as an asset, you may have bigger problems, as failing to report an asset...

As Attorney Gottlieb said, the money is part of the bankruptcy estate since the chapter 13 case has not yet closed. You need to disclose the...

There may be alternatives to bankruptcy. You may be able to reach settlements with the various creditors, but that will require that you have some...

Keep in mind the difference between cosigning the loan and being a co-owner on the title. If you are on the car's title as an owner, then you have...

They will close the account. The bankruptcy effectively cancels all such contracts when it is filed. The discharge will deprive the creditor of...

Student loans are extremely difficult to discharge in bankruptcy. To get them discharged requires a separate action within the bankruptcy to...

The means test is used to determine your eligibility for a chapter 7. It looks primarily at earned wages. As Mr. Berliner points out, it looks at...