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I have been in my chapter 13 for over 2 years and realized I was supposed to supply tax returns and refunds to the trustee but I haven’t. I’m not sure what my next step is as I’m afraid to bring it up and have my case dismissed.
answered on Aug 20, 2021
Under the bankruptcy code, there is a list of responsibilities and duties of a bankruptcy client or bankruptcy debtor. One of those is that the debtor has to file their last four years worth of tax returns, and they have to provide the most recently filed tax return to the trustee, as the date of... View More 
I understand that student loans aren’t discharged, but are grants different?
answered on Aug 26, 2021
If you have a student loant hat you received, you're going to be required to pay the student loan back. There is the possibility in some rare circumstances to be eligible to discharge a student loan through a bankruptcy proceeding, however that recovery requires an adversary proceeding, and... View More
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