There are a variety of sources you can use to determine the fair market value of your real estate. A good place to start is with the current...

If only one spouse is filing for bankruptcy is your income your total household?

It is based on both your incomes, however the husband would be entitled to claim a "marital adjustment" that reduces the non-filing spouse' s...

How does homestead exemption work in WA state if someone decides bankruptcy?

She will not "lose" her home simply by filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Whether she chooses to surrender the home and get rid of the debt that goes...

Bankruptcy exemptions, judgment liens, personal injury recovery, homestead

1. When she files her bankruptcy case has nothing to do with whether she gets to keep any award she may get. Since the facts giving rise to either...