Will filing a bk chapter 7 help with a broken lease, so i would not have any trouble renting or purchasing a home?

Chapter 7 will absolve the liability on the lease that you broke. Renting may or may not be an issue. Most landlords that are smaller although...

What responsibility do homeowners have concerning common areas when developer went bankrupt and no HOA was formed?

It would be in the declarations or condo association rules and bylaws.

Attorney lies in court.

There are penalties with both the bar association and possible sanctions if an attorney makes frivilous or false assertions in court. An attorney...

Do we need attorney?

They can garnish your husbands wages also until the debt is paid. They have to give credit for the money you have paid in. Unless you have some...

I am seriously considering bankruptcy. NOT sure what to do!

The fee for bankruptcy will vary depending on how complicated your case is. What I can tell you is that the filing fee for a Chapter 7 is $306,...

Title of my home is in my spouse and my name and I default on a loan, can they take my house? What if title is only my wife?

If you default on a mortgage then the mortgage company can foreclose its lien. It doesn't matter who is on title. If you transfer title to...

Does a notice of Bankruptcy filing stop the employer from collecting on the wage garnishment?

If a bankruptcy is filed by the debtor then the wage garnishment must stop.

Likely yes but I am unlicensed in your state. You should speak with an attorney licensed in your state. You can also look at the exemption...

Im filing chapter 13 and my debt is only about 6,000 but my attorney fee is 4000 plus 300 to file is that a good deal

A Chapter 13 has a no look fee in the Northern District of Illinois. The real question is whether you should file Chapter 13. There is no real...

Condo association has one unit that was in bankruptcy & caused water damage to building. How does association get fund to repair

This is an extremely complex question. Most likely each individual unit owner will make a claim on their homeowners policies. Then the insurance...