Can i amend discharged chap 7 CA bankruptcy to add divorce orders to pay 5K ex's personal credit card? bankruptcy is not closed

Your question was whether you can amend to add the credit card. The answer is yes you can amend and add the credit card debt. However if your...

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I filed BK 7 5/5/2004 and was discharged around 8/2004. Due to unavoidable financial crisis and medical disability

I wrote an article which answers the following question under California Law: What if you can't declare bankruptcy? What are your rights as an...

Still time to settle?

Sounds like you need to get your bankruptcy filed before the creditor is able to start seizing your property. And it sounds like you've got around...

In CA chapter 7, what is proper exemption to take (under 703 or 704) to protect a potential Workers Comp claim?

If you have a pending worker’s compensation case you need to carefully examine how the exemptions work. You don’t want to have the bankruptcy...

I am 50% owner of an S-corp. and 100% owner of a C-corp. The S-corp has $600k in debt that my partner is willing to assume so i

If you and/or your C corp are liable for a debt the fact that your partner (or anyone else) assumes liability for the debt does not relieve you of...

Shoud i maintain hazard insurance on a property I surrendered in BK?

I don't believe you owe any duty to your bank to keep the property insured since all of your obligations to the bank were discharged in the...

Divorce pending, I have been discharged from bankruptcy & now estranged husband still wants me to pay 1/2 storage fees

It sounds like your debt to the storage company was already paid by your husband so there is no debt to the storage company for you to discharge in...

Check link below to an article I wrote on dealing with vehicles in bankruptcy.

Surrendering house in bankruptcy

Generally speaking, you are liable for the deficiency owed on a second after a foreclosure unless the purpose of the loan securing the second was...

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In chapter 7 bk in central district of CA. Would I be allowed to completely change my exemptions from 703s to 704s if needed?

An important question for many people considering bankruptcy is whether their retirement accounts are protected. You do not want to lose your "nest...