Filing bankruptcy after getting small claims judgment

Bankruptcy can be filed after a judgment and after or during a wage garnishment. In some limited situations, money that was taken by a creditor by...

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy forms -- For your home loan debt, should you list your original lender on your bankruptcy forms instead of

You should not be filing chapter 13 without an experienced bankruptcy attorney as your representative. You are asking for trouble, if not in the...

I was discharged 2 years ago from Chapter 13 and got a settlement letter from Sears this week?

I would guess that this is from one of the growing number of companies that buy accounts that are in arrears from banks or other companies in large...

If I file for bankruptcy, will they take my commercial building and will I still have to uphold the rent lease?

You have a complicated situation in that you don't state if the business is an LLC, Corporation or Sole-Proprietorship. The answers to the...

Can you drop the Corp.from a lawsuit if the corp. filed BK 7?

The Automatic Stay will only apply and protect the party that filed in this situation unless ordered otherwise by the Court. A corporation can...

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What did I pay for?

One thing you don't mention paying for is good bankruptcy advice from an experienced bankruptcy attorney. You are going to have to start over. ...

Are there salary limits for filing bk in California? I assume you have to meet certain requirements.

Bankruptcy law is Federal, but the standards for how much you can earn in the six months prior to filing are by state, based on "median income"...

Does BK remove Abstract of Judgment and can it be re-attached?

There always seems to be a lot of confusion over this issue. An Abstract is a summary of a court judgment that, once recorded, creates a lien...

Can I convert my chapter 13 to a chapter 7?

If you want to receive a discharge under chapter 7 after the eight years has passed, you can't convert you current chapter 13 to chapter 7. You...

I am being sued for unpaid medical bills, I have until 11/18 to file a written response. Cant afford the filing fee to respond

Unfortunately, unless you file an answer, you won't be heard by the court where the lawsuit is filed. I practice exclusively in bankruptcy court...