Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - rescission on a car reaffirmation agreement

There's a couple of ways, but once the Court allows the agreement it's going to be very difficult. The first way would be to simply notify the...

HARP Modification finalized in 3/10 via a 5-year graduated rate; Chapter 7 discharge in 2/11.

You should have received notice of the payment change prior to the change appearing on the monthly stsatement. I would suggest that you carefully...

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How do I take into account my wife's income and expenses?

The answer whether you need to include your wife's income is not so simple - if you are living apart you may be able to attest that your financials...

H1B extension with pending MTR (not appeal to AAO) on I140 and approved labor filed less than 365 days.

You posted this question in appeals - it looks like an immigration issue. I'd suggest riposting it there, as immigration is really a specialty...

I am an attorney looking to be compensated for services provided to a chapter 13 debtor post-petition.

The prior answers bring up the important point: were you counsel of record? I disagree, however, that the plan needs to be confirmed for your to...

If I file for chapter 13 and surrender my investment property and let it foreclose , will I have tax consequences?

The above two answers are correct - there will be no tax consequences for surrending property in the Chapter 13 (or chapter 7 for that matter). ...

Recently had order attached to my home at registry of deeds.bank overdraft default from 2008 from sole proprietor business acct.

Banks, generally, take every action to collect the debt, and assuming that you signed a personal guarantee for the business debt or were in...

Need to file Chapter 7, but my last few months' salary exceeds expenses.

Your situation is not uncommon. Depending on your income for the last 6 months, adjusted for certain expenses such as secured debts, medical...

My 1st Mortgage is 475K, 2nd is 250K, house value 556K Can Lien Stripping be used on 2nd? Can't afford 2nd any longer.

Well, at least one of the above answers seems correct to me, and the answer depends on two things: is the house your principal residence, and if...

Ignoring a deficiency on a repossesed vehicle

I practice in Massachusetts so I could only answer as if it occurred here, but generally, a creditor has a right to collect a deficiency plus...