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If I file for bankruptcy and he gets very upset and filed for divorce how would that affect my bankruptcy? Can he try to get me to pay the debt in the divorce?
answered on Jul 14, 2023
You can file your bankruptcy case and your divorce case on the same day. However, from a practical perspective, it may make more sense to get your bankruptcy behind you before filing for divorce. This is because, by having the debt discharged before the divorce, you reduce the number of issues that... View More 
Judge ordered my ex-wife to pay the electric bill in my name she ran up to 2400$, 1/2 of the phone bill and to sue her ex boyfriend for taking my USMC Items. What's my next step?
answered on Jun 23, 2023
Don’t fall in the trap of paying the electric bill or her half of the phone bill.
Let the utility provider discontinue service.
Then get new electric service only for your separate residence with a different electricity provider and new cell phone service only for your own cell... View More
answered on Feb 28, 2022
You need to speak to a lawyer ASAP. You would need to put more details to explain more clearly however, IF you already have your green card and you are getting a divorce there is no law that says you have to "give it up" as you say.
IF you are in the process of getting the green... View More
It was free. Since then we have split. While visiting she refused to allow my child to go to the embassy to get a USA social security number. She refuses to come back to the US for a divorce because she doesn’t want to go through a custody hearing. What can I do to get joint custody and get... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2022
You can probably sue her in the U. K.
Filing suit here would require you to have personal service of process on the spouse, which is not impossible, but tricky.
BTW, the child probably is a dual citizen, and that is a prileged status. He should not only a British but also an... View More
Our divorce decree did not specify my removal. I contacted the mortgage company and they said he will have to initiate my removal. We live in Kansas. Do I have any options?
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answered on May 21, 2020
If the Mortgagee wants to keep you on the Mortgage, there is nothing you can do but pay it off. The former Spouse probably does not want, or cannot, refinance the loan.
My fiancé is from Egypt and I am a US citizen. We meet all the requirements in the Fiancé visa but we didn’t met because meeting before marriage violates our cultural and religious values. What can I do about this.
answered on Feb 26, 2020
The first page of the instructions of the FORM I-129F indicates that you are required to meet your fiance unless you can establish that meeting your fiancé in person will (1) violate strict and long - established customs of your fiance’s foreign culture /social practice or (2) result in extreme... View More
Are you legally married if they aren't legal
answered on Dec 26, 2018
No one unknowingly gets married. If you were married, and the marriage was registered and/or lawful, then the state rules of law apply where the marriage took place.
All human beings are legal for marriage purposes unless they are blood related to you or already married to someone else.... View More
I have stage 2 Parkinson's and will require long term care in the future. I have a pension, social security income that totals 50,000 dollars, which will go towards partial long term care when needed. I will likely need another 50,000 dollars for long term care. The question I need answered... View More
answered on May 2, 2017
This sounds familiar -- have you asked this question before perhaps on a different legal advice website? The answer is the same. Your situation is FAR too complicated and fact specific to expect a good answer in this sort of forum. You need to consult with a local elder law / estate planning... View More
I have stage 2 Parkinson's. My wife and I have discussed divorce as a means to protect our limited assets from being absorbed by my future long term care needs. Our thinking is divorce now and then hope I don't need any long term care for more than 5 years from now, at which point apply... View More
answered on Apr 27, 2017
There are ways to separate your assets without divorce, and protections for a 'community spouse' that will not force her into penury because of your illness.
You need to speak to a qualified local elder planning attorney to determine what you should do. Divorce is usually NOT a... View More
answered on Jan 20, 2017
Check out http://www.kansaslegalservices.org/, which allows you to apply for free legal services if you don't have enough money.
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