Is there a difference between canceling a bankruptcy and having it dismissed?

"Cancelling" a bankruptcy is not a legal term, so it's impossible to determine what you intend that term to mean. Dismissal of a bankruptcy means...

We filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy in May of 2013. How long will it take to receive a complaint from the law office handling it?

Yea, I've read this several times and have no idea what you're asking. What law office are you referring to? Who are they representing? On what...

What do we do now?

I agree with the other answers. You need to file the Motion to Reopen and then file the certificate. See my article on this topic (link below)...

Just to supplement the others' answers, the Trustee can sell the rights to the lawsuit, or any other asset for that matter, regardless of any...

Got private student loans (through wells fargo) and they defaulted. Can these be included in ch 7 bankruptcy?

At this time student loans of any kind are only dischargeable if you can prove, after trial, that repaying them would constitute an "undue...

Hi, Can court fines be included in a chapter 7 bankruptcy filing?

You cannot discharge fines in a Chapter 7 case, but you may be able to in a Chapter 13. As the others have noted, you need to have a consultation...

How to I protect my assets when I can no longer pay my mortgage.

First of all, don't give up on your home so easily. Depending on the value of your home, you may be able to eliminate the 2nd mortgage altogether...

I filed Chapter 7 in 2007 which included my house, but continued to pay on it until 2013. Gave back Deed in Lieu.

You should run this by an accountant, but if this debt was discharged in your bankruptcy case (which it was if you did not enter into and timely...

I won a small claims suit and when the debtor received the 14 day demand, she filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy.

Just because she makes good money doesn't mean that she doesn't qualify for Chapter 7. If she lied about her income on her bankruptcy papers, or...

Chapter 7 in Central District of CA; $200 Clunker allowance still available for means test purposes? Cars are old/high miles

The "clunker allowance" you are referring to, I believe, is the additional amount "allowed" for a vehicle on the means test Form 22A, for a vehicle...