Should I pay the approximately $1,000 to IRS even though it was the trustees error?

It may be the IRS filed a claim for the lower amount, or the filed a split claim: part priority and part general unsecured(and dischargeable.) If...

Chapter 13 Discharge

Although your last payment may be made, you need to complete some paperwork and the trustee must do his final accounting: making sure payment...

Would filing bankruptcy ch 13 or anything else be possible to stop wife from forcing sale of home in divorce. Married 5-yrs no

You need to sit down with a bankruptcy attorney to discuss your debt situation, your wife cannot prevent you from filing a bankrupt cy, but there...

They would not reduce the monthly payment and I have been paying for 4 years. Even when my wife lost her job. Is there any hope

Take whatever judgment was entered and have a bankruptcy lawyer look at it with a criminal law attorney. There may be ways around it but without...

I have a house with about $70,000 of equity. If I sell the house before bankruptcy can I still protect the proceeds?

In order to protect proceeds of sale from a homestead, it must be reinvested within a certain period of time, talk to an attorney before you take...

Did the automatic stay apply to me even as a renter? Can I add them to the BK? Or just keep paying what I was ordered?

You filed for bk 9.30.13. You owed rent for November and December 2013, which was after you filed. There may be some wiggle room depending upon...

What are the chances of the Trustee selling my home in a Chapter 7. I have about $115,000 in equity.

That will depend on a number of factors, including your age, marital status and others. Contact an experienced bankruptcy attorney to see if a...

If a file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy and then dismiss the filing will my bankruptcy filing still show up on my credit report?

short answer: yes. Your credit report should also reflect the case was dismissed.

Is it worth finding better attorneys so late in Chapter 11? Mine botched the stay, quadrupled the estimate, won't call creditor.

If you don't like your attorney, and how is is handling your case, make an appointment and see if you can figure out what the problem is. If you...

As noted by the prior counsel, there is nothing in the Bankruptcy Code that prevents a debtor who is in a pending criminal matter from filing...