Are insurance settlements considered in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases?

Yes, you need to disclose all assets, including contingent assets.

Does Chapter 13 bankruptcy make you pay 100% of a car loan, or only what the car is worth?

In a chapter 13, you can cramdown the vehicle payments to the value of the vehicle if the car loan is 910 days old or older. Get a local...

How can you prove fraud against a trustee company, on a foreclosure auction?

What are your damages? Do you or did you have the funds available to reinstate your loan? If not, you simply do not have a claim as I see it.

We are going to file Chapter 7. My husband & I have always gambled as a form of recreation. We mostly break even.

Yes. You will need to disclose the gambling income and losses for the 6 month period prior to filing a bankruptcy petition.

I live in the Bay area, my landlord is in foreclosure, do I have to still pay rent and do I get my deposit back, when I move out

You still have an obligation to pay your rent because of your lease agreement. If you do not pay your rent, the landlord can sue you for it,...

How do we bankrupt and/or dissolve while giving all assets over to senior debt holder cleanly?

What are the corporation's assets? How many other debt holders exist? You have to make sure that all convertible debt holders have notice. ...

What are the consequences of pulling out of a short sale where Bank of America has already accepted the buyer's offer?

If your father has not signed the approval letter, there are no consequences. However, the devil is in the details. I would need to review the...

There is some complexity in the response. In essence, if it was transferred for estate planning purposes and you can show the beneficial interests...

Can we lose our house if we default on our second mortgage?

Yes. The lender has the right to foreclose... whether they actually do so depends on the lender's internal business policies.

Judgment Liens and Priority Positions

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