IIf I owe SSI money can they take my $5000 shratch off winning ?

Not sure how this is a chapter 13 bankruptcy question, so I am updating this to debt collection. Off the top of my head, I would speculate the...

Can I legally decline credits?

This again. Your issue is with the PA college, not the Maine college. I am sorry if you do not like the answers, but the reality is the reality....

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The "I didn't know what I was signing" argument doesn't work unless you are mentally incompetent. Being investigated for fraud doesn't tell us...

Yes, but the mechanism to keep it depends on when you filed the case relative to the accident. If the accident occurred AFTER you filed chapter...

What is a Reasonable Rate for Name Change?

I don't think you need a "reason" to do a name change. What I don't know is whether your immigration status affects your ability to get a name...

Agree, this is no longer a legal issue. However, there is still a very practical risk to the teacher that such a relationship would invite...

No. The principal does not need to notify or bring in a parent to question a student even if the student requests it. If the police were doing...

What are negative consequences of borrowing from family or friends before filing bankruptcy?

The trustee will give you a choice. (1) pay the trustee the amount you paid back to friend and family, or (2) the trustee will sue your friends and...

What’s the best course of action after hiding a car from repo men

Intentionally hiding a vehicle from repossession is fraud, that is criminal in most, if not all states. Hiding a car short term is one thing, but...

How can I, the defendant, in a credit card suit, settle the case before it goes to trial?

A consent judgment is a standard term for a settlement when a lawsuit is pending. The only other alternative is to pay the agreed to amount in a...