Is my SSDI safe from collection agency? It's my only income direct deposit

SSDI is protected by the Social Security Act as 100% exempt from execution in satisfaction of a judgment by a collection agency. 42 USC 407(a).

How should I deal with threatening debt collector?

If I understand you correctly, you have not yet been sued on the debt (which would likely be the sheriff coming to your door with service of the...

How do I release ownership on my house in Florida after receiving a foreclosure summons?

You do not have personal liability on the mortgage since the bankruptcy discharged it but you will be liable for any HOA fees, upkeep to maintain...

I recently had my federal loan money garnished from my account in Nevada is that legal, or is federal money protected?

20 USC section 1095a(d) states that student loans, grants or work awards made under Subchapter IV of Title 20, or Part C, Chapter 34, of Title 42,...

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Can i be sued if on disability?

In Indiana, a lawsuit that results in a judgment against you also results in a judgment lien being automatically attached to your home. Whether or...

Can i turn in a car i bought 2 years after bankruptcy and at the time of discharge i turned in a lease

You will have to clarify your question because I don't understand how you think you can surrender a car AFTER the bankruptcy discharge and not be...

In the process of a Ch.7 bankruptcy & 341 concluded. Why did my trustee hire an attorney (another trustee) 2 oversee my case?

As the other attorneys have alluded, a Trustee will hire a lawyer for any number of reasons. Most trustees are lawyers but some are not and those...

Did my attorney commit malpractice by failing to tell me that certain debts may not be discharged in bankruptcy?

It's not likely an area of malpractice because as the Debtor, you have the responsibility to read and acknowledge various documents which do list...

Thinking in reopening a closed bankrupcty

There is no such thing as "reaffirming" a lease. You assume or reject it. If you did sign a reaffirmation on a loan agreement, the time to...

The distinguishing of captions of the "Complaint" have largely gone by the wayside and it doesn't make much difference as long as the elements of...