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My husband, mother and I are all joint owners on a manufactured home in CA. We bought it together to all live in after my father passed away. There is no mortgage as we paid cash. My mom has since moved out and has not paid for the land lease, property taxes or any other things related to the home.... View More 
answered on May 13, 2019
Your question raises several issues. First and most important, you should personally set up a consultation with a bankruptcy attorney (not the one that may be representing mother in her case). You need separate advice regarding your interest in the property as well as any impact mother's... View More
answered on May 1, 2019
Your title loan may provide you with a short grace period after the monthly payment due date.
Other than perhaps a courtesy call from the title lender regarding the status of your payment, you should expect your lender to repossess your vehicle as soon as it legally can pursuant to your... View More
I am late on a payment with another payment due in mere days and I’m really concerned.
answered on May 1, 2019
It is possible to file an emergency bankruptcy petition and obtain an automatic stay pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 362 which is applicable to vehicle lenders and would be violated if repossession subsequently occurred.
However, a Chapter 7 petition alone isn't necessarily going... View More
Search Warrant doesn't have my name and want told about it they left paper on counter they took mouth swab and photos and fingerprint me and I'm not sure why they kept my wallet and phones when it should be returned the case was this year the search warrant for items taken has a... View More
answered on Apr 22, 2019
More info is needed to properly evaluate your case.
However, it is always a good idea to contact a local attorney that handles these cases in the courthouse to which you are ordered to appear.
In other words, I am in Palm Springs and you don’t want to hire a Palm Springs lawyer... View More
does that extend the deadline to file an appeal in the civil case
I filed for bankruptcy back in 2011 and was told that student loans were not allowed to be discharged. I have both private and federal loans under Navient and the payments are literally killing me. I've had to take 3 jobs to make $700 a month payment and, with every payment I make, the amount... View More
answered on Mar 18, 2019
If you received notice of the class action because you are a potential claimant based upon Navient school loans that you obtained, read the notice carefully and follow-up. Also, there is a site online - Navient student loan class action that has a lot of information and contact information. Some... View More
He has been missing for over a month and I can’t afford our mortgage. I can’t sell or modify the loan without his signature. Do I have a choice other than to foreclose?
answered on Mar 12, 2019
Do you have equity? Do you have any chance of finding your husband? You have some time until they start foreclosure so I would not panic yet. Once you stop making your mortgage payment they usually don't start the foreclosure process for at least 4 months. Then, assuming they start in 4... View More
We paid him $1200.00 up front. I have the contract and the emails where we sent all documents requested by him. We were soppose to keep you ur home and make monthly payments to creditors.Please help.
answered on Mar 11, 2019
You may want to seek assistance from a legal malpractice attorney to evaluate a claim against the attorney. I suggest you do that as soon as possible. If you still require bankruptcy assistance due to other debt, seek assistance from the State Bar of California for referrals.
I've been sued in Federal Court for funds I did not receive, which I have proven already. The Plaintiff has also filed a civil suit against the party who received the funds in a different State and won. Can they still sue me in Federal Court, BK 7 Case, despite getting a judgement for the... View More
The lien holder allowed me to keep my vehicle as long as I made payments on time and thanked me for doing so. I have done this for 12 months. The question is I am underwater on the vehicle by $4K, and it is time to sell it or trade it in for a new car. My credit scores are back in the 700 range... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2019
This is really not a bankruptcy question so I am unable to tell you how any of the options will affect your credit. However, you need to determine what is financially best for you. From my experience with other clients, if you use the car as a trade in, and money is still owed on the original... View More
Would an adversary complaint in BK be in equity?
answered on Feb 24, 2019
There should not be any difference, no, although there could be a great disparity between your possible federal exemption amount and your possible state exemption amount.
answered on Feb 2, 2019
Go to pacer.gov, set yourself up an account and you can see all the bankruptcies file by region.
answered on Jan 28, 2019
If assets were not yet divided by the family law court in a dissolution case, you may have a claim for some fo the value of the assets in the bankruptcy court, but that doesn't move the case to family law court.
The Automatic Stay will stop most of the action in the family law court... View More
answered on Jan 10, 2019
If you are interested in scheduling a bankruptcy consultation please contact one of us and we can get you in for a free consultation.
I filed for Chapter 13 on 1/2012 that was converted to a Chapter 7. I received a discharge 5/2013.
answered on Dec 26, 2018
I think what you are asking is when you can file another chapter 7 and receive a discharge. Keep in mind that you can always file a case, but the discharge provisions of chapter 7 and chapter 13 define when you can get a discharge for each chapter.
The time period to count is... View More
Hello, I'm a site designer and I got a job offer in America but there is a friend of mine who receives an American money and turns it in. But the problem is that the person who sent the check sent an extra sum and told me that you should split the amount into two to someone working with me in... View More
answered on Dec 10, 2018
Contact a local bankruptcy attorney that is licensed to practice law in your state.
answered on Dec 7, 2018
This is a question best answered by an attorney in a personal consultation. Most bankruptcy attorneys will give you a free initial consultation.
I'm assuming that you are talking about "qualifying" under the "Means Test". The amount will be dependent on the county... View More
My parents want to take me off the deed of our condo because I own 30% of it and they are scared I might go bankrupt in the future. Is their money at risk?
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