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3 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: How will filing for bankruptcy affect the monthly child support payments that I receive?
Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Sep 25, 2018

It wont! Child support payments are exempt. The money is for the child, not you.

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Q: How do people get credit cards after they are bankrupt?
Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Sep 17, 2018

Just Apply!

After your debt has been disvharged in bankruptcy, you now have a clean slate....and a creditor is oftentimes more willing to give you new credit. Since you can only file bankruptcy every 8 years, if you default on the new credit, the creditor can now come after you ...and you...
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1 Answer | Asked in Divorce for District of Columbia on
Q: i would like to know if im married to a person not from this country i want to get a divorce

the husband from nigeria i know he got denied his green card i know this he is lying about it we dont have kids together and we dont live together he does not do right and lies all the time i want a divorce asap

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Sep 5, 2018

If you married a person by traditional marriage or common law marriage in D.C., then you can get a divorce from that person.

Q: Is it legal for our government to give billions of American taxpayers dollars to an illegally nuclear armed country.

Israel has hundreds of nuclear weapons and refuses to allow inspections of their facilities and has not signed The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Not to mention, this is a hostile nation that has attacked the US military killing hundreds of American service men with no... View More

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Aug 30, 2018

The U.S. Government has been giving Isreal Billions of dollars in foreign aid for many years and getting little in return...so apparently it is legal.

3 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: What assets will I be able to keep if I file for bankruptcy?
Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Aug 30, 2018

All assets that are exempt under the applicable sections of the bankruptcy code.

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3 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for District of Columbia on
Q: Do you have to pay all fees up front to your lawyer before letters are sent to your creditors of your BK Filing?

Reason asking my creditors are constantly calling my place of employment all day long every single day and my cell number also. I have asked them repeatedly not to contact my place of employment but they continue to call my job anyway all day. Just need to put a stop to them calling my job and my... View More

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Aug 3, 2018

Well, it depends on the agreement you have with your lawyer. However, the automatic stay in Bankruptcy will not take effect until after your Petition is filed with the court.

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Q: A creditor levied my bank account for a debt that was "charged off" during my bankruptcy years ago. Is this legal?
Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Jul 30, 2018

Based on what you have written, and as I understand your question.....the short answer is no.

If you are reffering to a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in which you properly listed a creditor and it received proper notice of your bankruptcy, then the creditor could not collect on a debt that was...
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1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant and Small Claims for District of Columbia on
Q: My AC unit hasn't worked for 2yrs. New owners say they do not supply ac units. But in the past 2yrs my rent as gone up.

Can I recoup the amt of the rent increase? 2yrs worth.

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Jun 26, 2018

If I understand your very limited facts correctly...I would ask, Why would a new landlord pay for something that an old landlord did or did not do?

2 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: What is a wild card bankruptcy exemption?
Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Jun 4, 2018

To protect personal and real property from being seized by the bankruptcy trustee and sold to pay creditors, the debtor must apply one of several exemptions available. Maryland's wild card exemption allows bankruptcy 7 debtors to exempt up to $6,000 in cash or other property AND up to $5,000... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Employment Discrimination for Maryland on
Q: I have a discrimination case in federal court. Should I use video for deposition. What's more expensive?

I feel like I am in alone in fighting this case, as we are in the discovery stages and only I am viewing all the documents. I also believe that he might be working with the state to get a low settlement. I have been demoted, fired, harassed and lost my retirement. What can I do.

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Apr 10, 2018

I presume you have a lawyer. If you are not satisfied with your lawyer, why not hire a new one.

In my experience, videotaped depositions are always more expensive than traditional depositions.

1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy for District of Columbia on
Q: Filed bankruptcy chapter on 8-29-2017; it was discharged on 12-12-2017. Can a college withhold transcript and diploma?

Can a college withhold transcript and diploma after you receive your discharged Chapter Seven?

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Apr 3, 2018

Federally Funded Public Student Loans are typically non-dischargeable in Bankruptcy. An actual complaint needs to filed against the lenders and then you must meet an extremely high burden to even have the court consider

discharging your student loans. I'm not sure why a college or...
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1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: My GF just filled Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. She received a settlement which I believe she did not tell him about.

She had me use my credit card at Best buy to buy an expensive TV and she wants to write me a check to pay for it. Will this hurt me in any way? She refuses to talk to her Bankruptcy Lawyer about her settlement.

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Apr 3, 2018

Hmmm. I'm thinking intentional acts to hide income from a Bankruptcy Trustee...might be what is known as Bankruptcy Fraud! Have you checked to see if the settlement is exempt? Never hide any income from the Trustee.

2 Answers | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: My Girl Friend just filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcy which is not finalized. She just received a settlement for over $20,000.

Can she keep that or no?

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Apr 2, 2018

Why wouldn't she be able to keep it?

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1 Answer | Asked in Bankruptcy for Maryland on
Q: Does criminal charges affect chapter 13 in MD

I have a federal court sentence against me in 2012 and I have fulfilled that sentence , does chapter 13 bankcruptcy will affect me in MD.

Andrellos Mitchell
Andrellos Mitchell
answered on Feb 14, 2018

No. Bankruptcy is civil and has no impact on criminal cases.

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