What is a good valid reason for a judge to postpone a bankruptcy hearing?

Natural Disaster (hurricane, tornado, etc), local disaster (your house burned down), incapacity (you were in a car accident, and have been in a...

If I do not pay my defaulted private student loan debt, will the debt disappear after a certain amount of years?

The loan never disappears in the sense that it becomes 100%, legally, uncollectable. You are right, private student loans are subject to a state's...

If I choose to make payments on a loan that was discharged in bankruptcy, can they collect the interest or is it voided out?

Why? If you are willing to part with this money (throw it down the toilet to this creditor), instead of "giving" it to this creditor, give it to a...

This is probably one of those issues of "fine" print. For example, maybe the free consultation was for "new patients only." As other counsel...

Can a former lawyer of mine tell people about the fact that I had to file a bankruptcy

I think the answer can be a bit more nuanced, but it all depends on the context. The others that have answered are absolutely correct, insofar as...

If a debt was not discharged in bankrupcy would I get notice of that in bankrupcy court I was discharged of all debts and my tax

No. No one in the bankruptcy system tells you which debts were discharged and which weren't (that is what your attorney does for you). The debtor...

Can I be sued for a deficiency judgement on a foreclosure if it was included in the bankruptcy discharge?

In so far as IL uses judicial foreclosure, you will be sued for foreclosure. However, if you received your discharge in bankruptcy, then you would...

Can i be turned over to collections if I have been paying on a bill even thought it's not the amount they want?

Yes. Your question gets asked about twice a week. Here is my article on the subject http://www.mattberkus.com/blog/medical-bills/

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If I have contacted the plaintiff directly and negotiated a settlement do I notify the court?

What you do depends on the nature of the settlement. You can't do anything unilaterally. If you settled for a lump sum and have paid the lump sum,...

Can as non tax debt reported to the treasury but put on your credit record as a tax Lien against the law for them to do?

Something is amiss. Granted, for some state debts, the states department of revenue will often be the collection arm even if the debt is not a tax...