I agree that it depends. My experience is that your attorney's relationship with the creditor's attorney is an important consideration on whether...

If you have a legal defense, you should file a properly worded and formatted document with the court. But if you don't have a legal defense, all...

If you have a legal defense to the lawsuit, you should respond to it, with or without an attorney. Of course, your response must comply with local...

Someone can always ask, but when you ask for anything, the other party can always say "No." Or they could say, "Yes," but you need to pay us for...

The volunteer attorneys on Avvo are reluctant to answer questions posted about someone else's case. A couple of reasons why - 1) you are unlikely...

Sure would have helped to answer your question had you specified the type of lien that is on your house. Was it a lien created by recording a court...

The bankruptcy laws require everyone to disclose ALL of their income. It doesn't matter whether the income is taxable under either state or federal...

Unless your mother has some severe disability, she should be able to hire an attorney and follow the requirements to proceed with a Chapter 13...

One of the ways a creditor collects on a judgment is by recording it as a lien against property someone owes. Then, when the property is sold, it's...

Yeah, I hear the excuse of "the only asset I own is...." so often that I know you aren't aware that your clothes, pension, retirement or 401K,...