Any benefits received under the Social Security Act are excluded from "current monthly income" to be included on the means test. I'm not sure what...

So with out a reaffirmed on my house , with the chap 7 bankruptcy i'm kinda like just renting it then and can walk away anytime

Not really. If you do not enter into a reaffirmation agreement with your mortgage lender, then the debt will be discharged in your Chapter 7 case,...

Can I re-open a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to include additional pre-discharge debts?

First of all, were these debts incurred pre-discharge, but AFTER you filed your Chapter 7 case, or are they "prepetition" (PRIOR TO) filing the...

Without reviewing your entire case file and situation there's no way to tell exactly what's going on here. That being said, percentages often...

This is a tricky scenario. The short answer is, you don't have to wait to get married, but getting married could definitely affect your plan...

What about a notice of possible assets,abandonment and last day to file claims also received an order striking deficient filing

You need to hire a bankruptcy attorney to at least review your petition and schedules and other documents to see what, if anything, can be done to...

We are self employed and I was wondering if paying my yellow page advertising bill will be considered "preferential"?

If you paid more than $600 to them within 90 days prior to filing your bankruptcy case, it is likely a preferential payment. However, it is most...

When filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy can I keep both homes that I own? I have a primary residence and a rental home.

If there is no equity in either property, then you can keep them in a Chapter 7 case as long as you can maintain the required mortgage and other...

Demeaner at a hearing?

It sounds like this is more than an informal meeting. More likely it is a deposition taken pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2004 to investigate facts...

What is the chance of a government student loan being discharged in a bankruptcy?

I agree with the other answers. But there is another alternative to seeking discharge via "undue hardship" in bankruptcy that may or may not be...