I am considering bankruptcy of some kind for 3 of my failing restaurants

You should start by sitting down with an experienced business bankruptcy attorney. Click on the Kind a lawyer tab on AVVO to find one. Most don't...

Would I qualify for bankruptcy?

You can file by yourself but you must include your spouse's income in calculating whether you are a chapter 7 or 13. Also, all of the community...

We declared bankruptcy in 2010. We did a loan Mod after. We now what to buy a new home but need the deed out of our name. How?

Without reviewing the documents, there is no way to answer your question. I think, however, that Fannie Mae moved the time period between...

I paid $300 for progressive lens in cash. Medicare sent me a check for about $98. Now he wants me to pay the $98 to him.

When in doubt, look at the written agreement. If there is none, and your understanding of the oral agreement is that the optician agreed to $300...

How is a graduate student grant allocated on bankruptcy forms schedule I and form 22?

Don't even think about doing a chapter 13 without legal counsel especially if only one spouse is filing. A chapter 7 in these circumstances can be...

Can my spouse and I distribute various percentages to our beneficiaries in our Joint Revocable Living Trust?

There are a number of ways to go about this, but both you and your spouse must agree on. Keep in mind that you live in a community property state...

My mom is receiving my fathers social security since he pasted. would she lose that if she would file for bankruptcy?

The social security is exempt in bankruptcy and before you sell the apartment, talk to a bankruptcy attorney. The homestead may be completely...

Personally guaranteed what. More facts are needed. Personal guarantees can be wiped out in bankruptcy. But the business deal and the documents...

Outright gift

This is more of a bankruptcy question than an estate planning question.What you are suggesting is a fraudulent transfer or preferential transfer. ...

Does bankruptcy discharge debts under your social security number or name(s)? I changed my name recently.

Your bankruptcy petition has a place to list your former names and and other aliases and "formerly known as". Be sure to list any and all of them...