Ex husband was ordered to pay bankruptcy in divorce. Child support payments were offset because of it. Hasn't paid since April!

I must say, that is an odd arrangement. Is your ex-husband also part of the BK, or was he simply ordered to make YOUR payments. All things being...

A summons turned up on my doorstep. I am unemployed, and have very little money. Is there someone who can negotiate it for me?

If you are unemployed with little money, you should be thinking bankruptcy, not negotiation. Why pay anything if you can pay zero with bankruptcy.

Verifying a debt collector or asking for info on them

In a lawsuit, yes. Outside of a lawsuit, no.

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When a dunn is addressed to the "Estate of ..." are all the protections of the FDCPA in place?

Your question wins my prize as the most interesting question of the day. Meaning, I was actually motivated to look it up. Unfortunately, the answer...

Can you be sued while you are suing someone else?

I am curious where you heard that. As others have stated, there is no truth to it....but really, satisfy our curiosity and explain where you heard...

That question is 50/50. So, all you can get here are our oponions. However, in my opinion, more likely support than educational expense. Although...

Is there an attorney that can do a retainer on a contingency I need to wait until I get my settlement from my ex husband

Contingency for what? Generally, an attorney cannot work on a contingency fee basis for family law matters.

Is viewing naked images online for about 45 seconds, (all people involved agreed to it) sexual harassment? We were all fired.

You can be fired for that regardless of whether the act constitutes sexual harrasment. If you are not a union member, then you are likely an at...

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I need to file for bankruptcy. How much would it cost ? Would everything be covered ?

One option might be an attorney fee only chapter 13. There is some good case law on the east coast about doing such a case, but many courts view it...

Asked if Month to Month was an option after my year lease ends; Landlord is now demanding 30 days notice to vacate.

You need to carefully read the lease agreement. Most standard lease agreements include an automatic conversion to month to month upon lease...