Is it entirely necessary to have a degree in law to properly file bankruptcy?
If you are talking about filing your own bankruptcy, then no, a degree is not necessary. However, bankruptcy is a very confusing area of law and I...
Riverside, CA
Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer at Riverside, CA
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
If you are talking about filing your own bankruptcy, then no, a degree is not necessary. However, bankruptcy is a very confusing area of law and I...
Filing a bankruptcy will immediately create an "automatic stay" that prevents any of your creditors from attempting to collect. This would unfreeze...
Whether or not you were voluntarily taking meth or you hang out with people who would slip meth into your drink, this sounds like a situation where...
Because of the discharge injuction, they would be prohibitted from attempting to collect for the discharged debt. However, they are within their...
Chapter 7 still exists. In 2005, Congress attempted to pass legislation that would force debtors seeking a Chapter 7 liquidation discharge would...
Any retirement plan that qualifies for special tax treatment under the Internal Revenue Code, including a 457 deferred compensation plan, is going...
As you and other attorneys here have noted, you cannot receive a chapter 7 discharge until 8 years after the date of your first chapter 7 filing....
If your case was a "no asset" case, then the debt was discharged. You send the creditor a copy of the discharge and also let them know that further...
Once you file your bankruptcy, an automatic stay will be put into place which will prevent all of your creditors from attempting to collect. This...
As other attorneys have noted, the income must be listed under Schedule I (Income), but it will be excluded from the Means Tests. The Means Test...