I agree with the prior post, but just to more directly answer your question, you do not have to wait any specified period of time before filing...

Is my position in jeopardy if I do not attend a creditors meeting.

Here in Los Angeles, debtors in Chapter 13 cases are required to show proof of payments on all mortgages after the case is filed, so you are at...

Who is responsible to set up a 341 meeting? Court or the creditor?

I'm not so sure about the last response. What is the reason for the case being reopened? Was the discharge already entered? If not, why was the...

Chapter 7 bankruptcy due to credit card debt

Usually the credit card companies will close the accounts upon filing a bankruptcy, regardless of whether or not you owe them money. However, that...

How can I get a divorce while my ex is fileing chapter 7? I need this divorce now.

Being in Chapter 7 does not prevent you from commencing or continuing a divorce proceeding. It does, however, prevent the family law judge from...

Does filing chapter 7 remove the release the title on the home

You cannot sell your house while it is still property of the bankruptcy estate unless and until the Trustee has abandoned (i.e. decided not to...

Income taxes

I presume you mean an income tax refund. Any refund you are entitled to receive on the date you file the bankruptcy case is an asset of your...

Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Your question is a bit vague. You file Chapter 11 bankruptcy by hiring an attorney who knows how to navigate through and represent you in a...

I am an unsecured creditor in a Chapter 7 case, the dollar amount involved is approx $7,000.00

Unless you have some basis to challenge the discharge of the debt in the Chapter 7 case (such as fraud), or think the debtor has misrepresented...

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In order for an attorney to properly do their due diligence under the current bankruptcy laws, they must examine, at a bare minimum, the last 6...