The advice you have received may be incorrect. Did you receive this advice from a local Chapter 13 attorney? Or did you receive it from a less...

Was the money taken exempt? If not, the money belongs to your bankruptcy estate, not you. You can ask your trustee to recoup the money, and s/he...

Is the bankruptcy still open? If so, you need to ask the bankruptcy court to "lift the stay" so you can proceed back in small claims court and...

What, if anything, can this creditor do to collect on this debt? If your entire income is from disability, collecting might not be an option. Speak...

An individual will never obtain the best settlement when negotiating with a creditor, debt collector, or an attorney because they lack the leverage...

I am confused. The court clerk, not you, signs the bankruptcy discharge. Had you wished to add your new name to the bankruptcy, you should have...

Only a Bankruptcy judge can decide whether a debt is eligible for discharge, regardless of what another court has held. A bankruptcy judge is...

The rules for discharging student loan debt in bankruptcy are significantly different from those for obtaining a disability discharge of a student...

Someone who files bankruptcy must, by law, list ALL their debts. To keep the vehicle, the owner must either pay the existing contract OR, if...

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