It depends if your exwife's parent gave it to her as a gift during the marriage or gave the land as a gift to both of you. It may depend on the facts surrounding the transfer to decide if the transfer itself was a gift and to whom it was gifted to, to her or both of you.

Within your SAPCR that you have filed or will file, include that you want to change the name of your child. generally depending on the age of the child, the Courts are hesitant to change the child's name. However, consult your family law attorney or seek a family law attorney to provide you a... View More

Once you file for bankruptcy it will be on your credit report for the next 10 years.

Recently in 2011, the Texas legislature passed a bill that allows for father who signed an acknowledgment of paternity or been adjudicated as the father without DNA testing, to file a petition to terminate paternity if they are not the biological father. Currently under the bill, there is no statue... View More

No, each parent has equal rights to the welfare and raising of the child. If there is no court order that places any restriction regarding such international travels, than there is no violation.

No, you can file your bankruptcy pro se. however, filing a bankruptcy is somewhat confusing and tedious. There are volunteer attorney programs available that may assist you pro bono (meaning free representation minus maybe the court costs, ie filing fees) if you have difficulty with making payments... View More

Yes, actually the bankruptcy code and petition requires it. There is a section in your bankruptcy petition (the paper work you file with the court) that asks you for any lawsuit you have been part of. In addition and depending on your jurisdiction, the trustee will have you fill out his... View More

Depends if you are joint or cosigned on any of his debts. If so, although he would be free and clear of those debts, you are not. the creditor may and most likely will come to collect from you as the cosignor. Contrarily, if your divorce decree states that he is to assume all liability on a certain... View More

In Texas when you file for bankruptcy, Texas residence have the option of electing either the federal or the Texas state exemption. In regards to the extent of "equity" that you can protect, Texas state exemption allows for an unlimited amount (except in select circumstances involving... View More

If a creditor had been provided with proper notice of your bankruptcy and the debt in question was dischargeable, than the garnishing should have stop. If not, than you may seek post discharge injunction and remedies against such creditor. However, if the debt is non-dischargeable and/or you did... View More

If you provided proper notice to the creditor in question, than they can not be attempting to collect any debt from you, unless they had filed and was granted a relief of stay from the bankruptcy court.

If all your paperwork was done properly and noticed all your creditors, including the... View More

There are 4 types of bankruptcy, chp 7, chp 11, chp 13, and chp 12 (actually 5 since there is an international bankruptcy). Generally, an individual who is filing for personal, family and/or consumer purposes will file either a chp 7 or chp 13. Bankruptcy is under federal law so everyone can file... View More