Bankruptcy IS a debt relief program in a sense; the difference is that bankruptcy affords relief by way of a binding federal court order. As a...

I hope you are on the mend. The fact that your husband previously filed a (presumably now-closed) bankruptcy doesn't impose a restriction on your...

As to attempt to collect, you need to watch The Untouchables. [Spoiler alert] They got Capone on taxes-- not killings... not that Airbnb'ing is in...

Assuming no exemption from the means test, please don't assume you don't qualify if income and expenses weren't analyzed in detail by counsel. For...

If I file a Chapter 13 BK is there a time frame I would have to wait to a Chapter 7?

If the chapter 13 is filed, then dismissed and you refile under chapter 7 in 2020 (as of 8 years after the prior chapter 7 filing date), the...

The notice of meeting of creditors would spell out the last day for objections to discharge absent extension of deadlines (60 days after the 341,...

A pleasure to pitch in for your barrister in Blighty. She should ship each Avvo attorney herein a snow globe or some Stilton in appreciation for...

It appears that the contract provides for a payment cutoff to permit filing the same month (assuming the case is otherwise ready to file); it does...

Under current 9th Circuit law (applicable to CA), the SSDI---as opposed to pension, for example--would not be factored into determining the...

How can I reaffirm without direction of an attorney?

A reaffirmation is a contract to reinstate a debt; it negates the effect of a bankruptcy discharge and must be completed (filed with the court)...