Recieved a 1099-c from bank for a house I sold in a short sale. $70,000 discharged debt counted as income. Any way out?

I agree with Mr. Harkness that you need tax counsel. If you were insolvent, according to the tax code, at the time of this short sale then the...

What To Do About Joint Lease When One Party Took The Car Across Country?

Since you agreed to an obligation jointly with her but no longer have the car, then you better hope she continues to make the car payment. The ...

If I married someone who was deeply in debt, would I be responsible for the debts he incurred before we were married?

You would have no liability to the creditors for the debt incurred when you were not married. How a divorce court would assign liability may be...

Do I have a case for harrassment against my HOA?

I dont't think you have a case of harrassment. I think you have a case in which the HOA has the right to do what they are doing and you are going...

We are considering putting our home on the market for sale by owner in Colorado. Is it best to have a real estate attorney?

Typically a real estate lawyer will charge by the hour for services you need. The lawyer is not an agent and does not get paid a commission, and...

What Does this statement mean? Status- Account charged off.$17,036 written off $20,108 past due as of July -2011.

When a creditor charges off a debt, it only means that the creditor is no longer reporting that as a performing loan or an asset on its books. It...

The trustee of the trust will need to do that, and your father was probably the initial trustee. A successor trustee was most likely appointed. ...

FHA Loan modification and chapter 13 bankruptcy

You are asking a question that is difficult to answer without more facts. You should consult with your bankruptcy lawyer or another lawyer if for...

I need to find out if my father had a will my brother is spending money like crazy after he died and won't show anybody nothing

You didn't say whether a probate case had been opened, but if there is no will that appoints a PR, then you have an equal right to be the PR. If...

FHA Loan Modification Program

Call the Colorado Foreclosure Hotline and talk to one of their counselors. The answers to your questions are in the documents that you will be...