If your business is a sole proprietorship and also has a "storefront" so the public can come in, you would be at risk of having the trustee shut it...

How much equity a married couple can get from their home, even filling bankruptcy 7 and have a 2nd lien which was written of B?

I'm not clear about the facts you set out, but I assume you mean that the SBA loan of $850,000 that was included in your prior chapter 7 is the...

I need to file for bankrupcy, and I desparately need a new car, do I get the new car and then file bankrupcy?

I've had clients who traded their old car for a new one right before their bankruptcy filing with no problems. Whether or not not that's a good...

Falling behind on cc bills and home mortgage due to lack of work. Where do I go from here?

Based only on what you've said, your options regarding bankruptcy would be: 1. Be OK with giving up the house because you can't afford it,...

I am a senior with credit card debt and behind on mortgage on a fixed income.

Chapter 13 allows you to pay off your back mortgage payments monthly over time so you don't lose your house. There is lots more to it, so you...

I am thinking of filing Chapter 13 and I need to know about a family partnership

In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you get to keep your assets (including your share of the partnership). Your share of the partnership is an asset which...

Can I resolve Marin co. Ca court fees with a bankruptcy? Fees are 5yrs old and I am disabled with less than $900 Ssdi. Thanks

Please be more specific about the court fees. Exactly what are they?

How do I go about this?

If this creditor is like most credit card issuers, they won't settle for less than the full amount unless you can pay them that amount in a lump...

Our client has filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. What should we do now?

The only reason for you to attend the creditors meeting is if you wanted to ash her questions. Most lenders don't do that, usually only angry...

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My husband and I are 2 years into chapter 13 California bankruptcy. I lost my job last September 2012. The trustee payment was

What you propose (a spendthrift trust) is not possible. You are in dangerous territory trying to navigate your situation on your own. Discuss this...