When filing chapter 7, can I discharge traffic tickets that have been sent to collections or appear on my credit report?

Traffic tickets will not be discharged in a chapter 7. When you complete your Chapter 13 bankruptcy, most of your debts are wiped out by your...

How should we handle judgements on credit report?

There is really no set way to settle debt, it is a negotiating process. Usually the contact information is on the credit reports. You can also...

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In a divorce, if my husband assumes responsibility for all bills in his name, can I still be held liable for medical bills?

Yes if the creditors pursue. As you probably have read spouses can be responsible for what is defined as necessities. Under the doctrine of...

You do not say when you incurred this debt, but you may be able to discharge all or some it the debt in a bankruptcy. At the very least you can...

Can my arrears be settled pay penny to the dollar? if arrears are interest compounded actual amt owed paid up just interest owe

You might be able to discharge this debt in a bankruptcy, although they may fight it, but it has been done before. Contact an attorney in your...

If I owe a creditor a series of debts, do my payments automatically go to the oldest debt? What authority?

If this a bankruptcy each debt has an order that is dictated by the confirm plan on how each debt is paid. If the payments are to a collection...

I am on disability and am being contacted by debt collectors for credit card debt.

Maybe, you should discuss this with an attorney since we do not know what exactly how the annuity is defined

Sued for balance? Even if I tell them what I want to pay on a debt?

You can attempt to negotiate but as the other attorney's have already stated, they are private student loans and they do not have to work with you....

Staggering student loan, medical debt DOE Garnished for years Make next to nothing Any way to protect SS and very small IRA? 64.

Your wife and yourself should hire a bankruptcy attorney, in certain cases there are grounds to discharge student loan. From your facts you might...

Can a debt collector sue you in Dade county for a credit card if you live in Palm Beach county?

Yes of course. The contract usually controls the forum in which a collector can sue you.