No. A check, itself, is not a contract. It is ONLY a negotiable instrument. Now, a check can be circumstantial evidence of an agreement. A...

What is your source of income? Being able to afford an attorney is actually a litmus test for whether chapter 13 will be feasible and accomplish...

How can I stop a repossession when my bankruptcy attorney didn't submit a reaffirmation and my chapter 7 recently discharged?

The issue here is that you fell behind on payments. Reaffirmation is neither here nor there. Filing of the reaffirmation wouldn't have...

Can I file for bankruptcy to recover the vehicle although the vehicle lien and title are not under my name?

You need to get with an attorney to start sorting through those issues. As a starting point, chapter 13 only has the ability to get back...

Accredit card collection agency is filling a notice of garnishment ssi and military disability

You will likely need to file a claim of exemption at the court that issued the garnishment. You may know the funds in those accounts are SSI and...

Will I have to pay bankruptcy estate my inheritance if I refuse my inheritance when 3 months are left on my chapter 13?

Too many moving parts to really answer your question. Unfortunately, the problem comes from section 1306 of the bankruptcy code. It says that...

Does attorney/client privilege exist between the Chapter 13 client and their attorney?

ere's the thing, in bankruptcy, there really is very little privilege or confidentiality to begin with. Almost all the information relevant to a...

Does an "incompetency" finding carry over to subsequent cases for a person. Or individual cases basis?

The federal court will still need to do a competency proceeding. Given the facts you describe, it may end up being very cursory, but the fed court...

Are you able to help us recover our monies and are we able to sue him including the cost of your fees?

Candidly, unless you can find a lawyer willing to do a demand letter (for say $100.00) and maybe that is enough to motivate the person to pay, any...

My student loans have been in garnishment for several years... should I rehabilitate?

You want to rehab. Reason being is once your rehab, you get out of default status, then that opens up the various payment programs (income based...

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