Unlawful Detainer: I filled for Bankruptcy but I guess the judge didn't get notice and issued a default judgement anyway.

I'm going to assume that you filed your bankruptcy before the Unlawful Detainer judgment was granted. If the judgment came first, this answer...

Can I file bankruptcy and keep my home? My home is paid off

This will depend, as pointed out by other attorneys here, on the value of your house. There are few houses worth under $100,000 in California...

Without know what amount of time is being estimated by the lawyer you are talking to, I think the amount is reasonable. Personally, I would not...

Zillow home estimate & Bankruptcy

Since neither valuation results in equity, this is not going to effect your exemption claim. I would tend to use the valuation that was done by...

Business Tools Exemption Questions for Chapter 7

1) Up until your case is closed, you can amend your exemption claims. If you or the trustee determine that the value of the tools is higher, you...

IN CALIFORNIA, is here an automatic homestead?

I am assuming that you are referring to protecting your property outside of bankruptcy. In bankruptcy there is both an automatic homestead (see...

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In bankruptcy 13 when a 2004 subpoena is issued and commands the person to appear with documents, is there also suppose

Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure said that a court can order you appearance upon "motion of a party". The appearance is...

What kind of bankruptcy should I do?

At first glance, the facts you describe would seem to indicate that a bankruptcy would be of benefit to you and that you should file under chapter...

Being sued by attorney for unpaid fees. He ordered a court judgement against me for $14k. I declared bankruptcy a few years ago.

If this debt was incurred prior to your chapter 7 filing, it was almost certainly discharged in that case, unless you didn't give notice to the...

Chapter 7. Owe money to Social Security. Will that be discharged? Under what circumstances would it not be dischargeable?

I agree with my colleagues regarding the dischargeability of this debt. The only provision that would possibly make it nondischargeable would be...