You must include all your debt in bankruptcy, so a court judgment would obviously be part of your case. But to keep anything you financed, such as...

Although you CAN file Chapter 7, you aren't eligible for a discharge of your debts in Chapter 7. Filing Chapter 13 will require you to make monthly...

This is a common complaint. People usually read a court order but fail to appreciate that interest and court fees are ADDED to the debt. Interest...

Writing a letter to your landlord without getting legal advice first was likely a mistake. Your financial misfortune is not a legal defense to an...

Bankruptcy does not improve or enhance a creditor's rights to property securing it, such as a mortgage. Absent a special court order stating...

While the criteria to obtain pro-bono representation varies widely throughout the US, the disabled, victims of crime, and children are usually...

I appreciate that you need detailed advice about bankruptcy, but the laws that protect your property, called exemptions, are set, for the most...

I cannot say what would happen if you got into an accident during a Chapter 13 bankruptcy while driving without insurance coverage. I can say that...

If you learned about the law by watching TV and movies, you might believe a lawyer's work is going to court and talking. Most of the time, that's...

I can say that someone CAN dismiss their Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, but I cannot tell you if you SHOULD do this. Several repercussions might occur...