You say "my unemployment income (currently on appeal) might not be able to cover the payments, taxes and insurance". It sounds like the only way...

Are ICO and MYSOP accounts exempt from bankruptcy?

A California debtor may claim an exemption for retirement funds in a fund or account that is exempt from taxation under the following provisions of...

Check your policy and see if you have uninsured motorist coverage. The law in California is that all policies must have uninsured motorist...

Your question highlights the following problem: You will owe post petition HOA dues even though you have filed for bankruptcy. Since banks are...

I am married and my wife has a huge amount of debt under her name. if she files bankruptcy will it affect me as well?

It may affect you and your business. If your wife were to file for bankruptcy her separate property and the community property owned by the two of...

If I'm being sued by a credit card company while I'm in the process of declaring bankruptcy, will that be included?

If you file for bankruptcy before the creditor gets the judgment and records the abstract of judgment then the debt for which you have been sued is...

I need to get rid of my debt in bankruptcy, can I keep the sales proceeds of my home when it is sold?

You need to compare your share of the equity in the home to the applicable homestead exemption. (Please see the link below for a discussion of the...

Should we sign the reaffirmation agreement on our car loans?

I sounds like you are trying to decide between 2 alternatives: Alternative 1: REAFFIRMATION: Reaffirmation means that you make a new promise...

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Keep in mind that your personal injury case may still settle within the policy limits. If you are asking about bankruptcy then I suspect you don't...

Re: Bankruptcy Chapter 7, If I filed my 2005 Tax return and paid, then they reassessed in 11/30/09

Generally Income taxes may be discharged in bankruptcy unless any one or more of the following apply to your situation: 1. No tax return was...