Bryson City, NC asked in Bankruptcy for North Carolina

Q: We have been named as creditors on Ch 13 filing by a builder who did nothing and won’t return money.

There are 5 of us named and we (9 in total) have reported the builder to the State AG and the Police are opening a criminal investigation. The bankruptcy filing is erroneous. Should we continue with ‘proof of claim’ or ask to be removed? We are victims of a crime not creditors!

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Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
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  • Bankruptcy Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY

A: File your proof of claim nonetheless and thenhire a bankruptcy attorney to represent you by filing an adversarial proceeding against him to make the debt nondischargeable.

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