Expenditures on Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition

Your answers could effect whether you can be in chapter 7, or be forced into chapter 13, which will dramatically increase your expenses and...

Former landlord taking me to small claims for damages and past-due rent, how does that work when I am in Chapter 13?

You are fair game for a new lawsuit filed after your bankruptcy, for obligations traceable to a later date, but not for prebankruptcy obligations. ...

You would normally get all of that at your jury trial, although an abbreviated version is available in the lab results packet. If you truly doubt...

Where do I stand with a foreclosure and ch13 bankruptcy that states property as collateral to be surrendered upon discharge?

The bankruptcy court has no jurisdiction to determine where your spouse lives, assuming that she is on the title to this foreclosing house. You...

How does getting off probation work?

PO's say things in order to motivate you to pay, thereby avoiding the need to extend your probation, which increases their own work load more than...

I got a second OWI with a possession and paraphernalia 2nd as well on my 24th birthday.09(again) Do I have any chance?

Driving at night without headlights is probably the most common form of progable cause for OWI arrests, together with speeding, and both are...

In charged with hit n run owner liability and hit n run bodily injury. Is that double jeopardy?

You are discussing a legal doctrine known as "multiplicity," which clarifies how lawyers can apply double jeopardy applies in the early stages of...

Can my ex spouse be sued from the lender after foreclosure?

Yes, provided that the bank is properly listed in your bankruptcy, your liability on a potential deficiency judgment should be discharged. ...

How to get my neighbor to cut back his trees from hanging over my property.

Property boundaries extend upwards from the property lines, so you are within your rights to cut limbs (in a professional fashion) overhanging your...

Our best friend died and "deeded" her house to my wife. It's going through foreclosure. Can my wife and I take the pool?

You can remove your personal property at the house, so long as it has not become a fixture (i.e., something requiring tools or construction work...