Are you required to forfeit any money owed to you when you file a chapter 7 bankruptcy?

All assets and all liabilities are required to be listed in any bankruptcy. Included in assets is any right to receive anything including the award...

Can creditors still garish his paychecks after we filed the bankruptcy petition to have it filed?

First, you did not say if it is a ch 7 vs a ch 13. If 13, future income is part of your estate generally and thus no garnishment. If ch 7, then...

Paralegals cannot give you legal advise. When to file..wait or now? federal vs state exemptions? who if anyone to pay between now and then? what...

What is the process to reopen a discharged Chapter 7 case?

I agree with the prior answer. In our state in fact you cannot reopen it as the debt is discharged anyway and the courts don't want to be wasting...

First, what you own is yours and someone else owns is theirs. You only list what YOU owned. But in the Statement of Financial Affairs #23 you also...

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Disable, The Court house has sent a letter saying they will get a warranty to take my stuff, CHapter 7

As Attorney Bunce indicates state laws provide protection of some assets but it does depend on if you have lived in NJ for the last 2 years...

My Ch-13 was dismissed, also Order to Show Cause was denied. My house is up for auction. What legal steps can I take now.

We don't know WHY your case was dismissed. If you cant afford to make payments, maybe you need to file a ch 7 and the house sold so possibly you...

I saw my attorney yesterday to modify a chapter 13 . I I had 2 dismissed in 2 yrs

I would first start with the value of your cars vs what is totally owed on them. Why? If you have to let them go, you can always go buy another...

Im looking at filling chapter 13. My only confusion is, sometimes I don't make enough to pay living expenses

You need to sit down with an experienced bankruptcy attorney who has been through that many times, not someone brand new and unsure what to do....

I have a lawsuit in action right now if file bankruptcy will it affect my lawsuit?

No attorney can accurately answer your question. why? We don't know if you are suing someone else or them you. But when I discuss with any client...