Real legal questions, answered by attorneys

How much non-exempt equity can you have in your home where you can still keep it in a chapter 7?

Looking into possible Chapter 7 but really want to keep my house. It's worth around 240 to 265k. I still owe around 210k. Cutting it really close with

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and SBA Loan

Can a SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan ( $75k ) be discharged when filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? The two partners who are the LLC want to file C

This guy who owed me over 100k filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy but in petition he did not declare any of his commercial property?

Well this guy who owed me over $100,000 filed for a bankruptcy, but in his petition, he did not declare his commercial properties today during the cre

What will happen with my land contract if I file bankruptcy.

I'm currently under a land contract as the buyer, but it's not fully paid off yet. Unfortunately, I've hit a rough patch and I'm considering filing for bankruptcy. I'm unsure about the implications this might have on my land contract. Will I still be able to file and keep my home ?

What type of bankruptcy that you would not pay taxes on

I just can't make my income make it

Shareholder in a business that was incorporated, the business sold last August and was represented on a quit claims deed.

Should the corporation have been dissolved 2008 ? This is when the majority shareholder was able to transfer the corporation to himself on a quit clai

Stipulation Resolving Adversary Proceeding Filed in Trenton NJ

I had bankruptcy over 10 years ago w/Stipulation Resolving Adversary Proc. Sending final paymt and need to have legal advice to guide us. This debtor will probably want more money. He has been harassing us for money every month. We are elderly (over 65) and on SS. Wife has been working full time to pay this debt. Husband is disabled and dementia setting in. We don’t have a lot of $ We have about $150 equity in our home - we do not want to loose our home Do I hire a lawyer in NJ? Should I send the final payment with a Debt Release Letter? Does that need to come from a lawyer?

I'm considering filing bankruptcy, I have a signature loan and car loan at the same Credit Union. Can I file on one and not the other?

I want to file on my signature loan and keep my car. They are both thru the same credit union, can this be done? Will I lose my car?

I wish to fire my attorney handling my Chapter 13

I have sent a certified letter to my chapter 13 trustee asking that my case be dismissed, I can’t pay the payment anymore due to medical and financial

What can I do when it comes to my business owning money

I have a business in NJ and I owe money to vendors but I don’t have the funds to pay and I need to file a bankruptcy. How can I get this resolved asap

Can a bankruptcy case be reopened for the purpose of filing an adversary proceeding in regard to student loans.

I had a bankruptcy chapter 7 case that was successfully discharged in 2020. I recently read about a new process regarding student loans whereby studen

What is the best thing to do for filing bankruptcy?

I have accumulated a lot of debt and have fallen on hard times. I wanted to file bankruptcy if that is my best option.

Do I need to add my wife to homestead or she needs to apply after marriage in Texas?

Hello. My wife and I have been married for 2 years. I bought our primary residence house before marriage. It is a separate property in Texas (communit

Auto loan sold by lender while in chapter 13

While in chapter 13 it appears Chrysler sold our loan to a debt collector and now we cannot get the title even though we successfully completed the pl

How does bankruptcy affect my old roommate?

I lived with someone a few years back and we had to move unexpectedly but we couldnt get out of the lease agreement because of the fine print. I ended

What to do when you discover discrepancies from the C13 claims and what is actually on the accounting books?

What do you do when you were under a Chapter 13 and paying the mortgage at the amount the bank/mortgage servicer told the trustee and court was the cl

How can I find a chapter 7 bankruptcy attorney that wants to file using the Brunner Test?

My wife and I have student loans since 1985, we are paying for her parents to live in USA after rescuing them from Ukraine war, so we have 5 dependent

Do I/pro se file with clerk of court threatening emails from respondent’s attorney that weren’t copied to judge?

Florida divorce; had an attorney but he removed himself due to wanting another $7500. Retainer that my husband was ordered to pay my legal fees/temp

Looking for a bankruptcy attorney to file a student loan adversary in Chicago

Over $400,000 in student loan debt, not working in the profession of the degree, working part time making minimum income, looking to discharge student

Can I press charges for harassment if I was awarded primary custody a month ago and my ex is now trying to refile?

I was awarded emergency custody a year ago. I was awarded primary custody a month ago after court. My son went to his mother's house for her first vis