Q: I am going to be filing a chapter 7 no asset bankruptcy in June 2023
However, my brother just mentioned to me that in 2018, i was made a 1/6 co owner with my other siblings of some property (after probate cleared from my dad dieing). My brother has a house with a mortgage on that property and has the whole time since 2015.
I don't do anything with this property - my brother lives there, pays the mortgage and taxes - everything.
Do I have to claim this?
A:
When you file a bankruptcy case, you also must file Schedules of ALL your assets and debts, among other things.
And you sign those disclosures under penalty of perjury (the penalty for which, a felony, is huge).
Never exchange a mere debt problem for a criminal liability.
Yes, you must list all of your assets, and all of the claims against you, whether you dispute them or not, when you file for bankruptcy relief.
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