Is there a legal aid or other resource for free advice on bankruptcy? Does filing always entail legal fees? What is typical?

I would call local law schools, or the county bar association where you live. Many of these places have low- or no-cost legal clinics. Good luck.

I renewed a lease for 6 additional months after living at my condo for 2 years. I have now moved out with 2 months remaining.

You may have been "constructively evicted". Essentially, if a landlord makes it impossible to keep living at their place, they can be estopped from...

I have a tenent who is about to go bankrupt with 2 years remaining on a lease. Do I have any recourse?

You really need to hire an experienced creditor's attorney. Depending on the situation, you may be able to file a claim for what you're owed. You...

No - just because your name is on the check does not mean you are liable for the amount. The check is paid off of an account, which belongs to...

Am I liable for charges on a corporate card? What recourse to I have against my former employer.

You need to request and read the agreement. If you indeed personally guaranteed the card, you are liable apart from the corporation. If that is...

A bankrupt former employer's debt has appeared as a charge-off on my credit report-my credit damaged for $128!!

If you got the line in your own name, and not the corporate name, you are liable for that bill, and the charge-off is likely not going to come off...

If you seek a moratorium (job loss) in a Chpt 13, do I go back to the trustee to get a lesser amount or re-file? What happens?

60 months is the maximum by law. You can take payments "off" in some circumstances by modifying your plan and getting the court's approval; however...

In WI do I need to reaffirm a loan when in chpt 13 bankruptcy?

You can't keep debts "out of bankruptcy". By law, every debt you have is included. It seems to me if you paid off the loan you should just be...

I have a customer that filed chapter 11, They want to continue business but I'm worried about them filing c7, should I continue

There's really no way to answer this question as you posed it. Each BK filing is very different, so any statistical trends would not do you much...

Should I file bankruptcy to avoid legal fees that will eventually cause me to lose my business within a year

You really need to see a local BK attorney for this one. However, basically, while you could file BK on the corp and yourself personally, there...