Hello,
there were recently loans taken out with me as a co-signer listed. My signature was forged by my husband. I do not want to press charges, but is there any legal action I can take against this company since i was never contacted? My credit is now bad because my husband defaulted on... View More
answered on Mar 13, 2020
You should contact a bankruptcy lawyer to see what options you have available. You should definitely file a police report if someone stole your identity and took loans out fraudulently
Chase denied a loan modification. My attorney appealed but the Bankruptcy judge agreed to suspend the loan modification. The loan was sold. If the new lender denies a loan mod will the foreclosure process start all over again? I have been making regular mortgage payments with Chase since the... View More
answered on Mar 8, 2020
They can still foreclose on your home even though it was sold.
answered on Mar 5, 2020
You can contact the Office of Attorney ethics. https://njcourts.gov/attorneys/oae.html
answered on Mar 5, 2020
You can submit a complaint to the bar and hire a new lawyer if they simply won’t answer.
I have 50K invested in my sisters company which is an LLC. If I filed personal bankruptcy would that money be exempt ?
I filed for bankruptcy in August 2019 and received a discharge in November 2019. My lawyer stated that my student loans (I had 5 federal and 2 private which had long since gone to collections) would never get discharged so he didn't attempt to file for an adversary proceeding. I had two Sallie... View More
If he is found guilty of perjury on his bankruptcy forms would he be bound to the court orders of the civil suit? The contract for the sale of my house was drawn up the day before he filed for bankruptcy. He ignored a court order and refused to sign and ignored multiple orders prior to that one.... View More
answered on Feb 13, 2020
Call the trustee or attend his meeting of creditors they will tell you how to proceed.
I have a court order forcing the sale of my condo. My co owner, who holds the mortgage was taking my mortgage checks and not paying my mortgage which resulted in forclosure proceedings. The mortgage commitment clearly states that partial payments could be made. He could have applied my half of the... View More
answered on Feb 10, 2020
Call the trustee. This could be the break you are looking for. The trustee can sell the property.
My bankruptcy lawyer has dropped the ball multiple times on my case that I absolutely have no faith in her handling my case. I'll leave the details leading up out, but the most recent issue is that she never submitted all of my creditors. Now that I am carefully reading the amendment, I am... View More
answered on Oct 23, 2019
You will get sued and you should appear and try to settle it.
I had the absolute worst lawyer file my bankruptcy and overcharge me considerably. I don't know why she is so interested in my personal life but I did mention to her how severely discriminated I was at my last job. I thought about suing my previous employer but decided to let it go and... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2019
You are free to change your bankruptcy attorney at any time. It is the Bankruptcy Trustee, not your attorney that has the most to gain if you have a valid employment discrimination case. While your bankruptcy attorney will have to perform some additional legal work, she will not gain much, unless... View More
My bankruptcy lawyer charged me $2500 for a chapter 7 - I don't have any hidden assets or a complicated case. I find out that my brother-in-law paid less than half. So far, I paid her $2000. I still owe $500 in 3 monthly installmants. I had to chase her for everything, and I mean... View More
answered on Oct 7, 2019
While I do not condone not paying counsel, I am curious if you have filed the Petition, how she can be collecting on a pre-petition debt when 11 USC 362 says she/he cant. Even counsel fees can be seen pre-petition debt. I have heard of counsel doing this with a broken out Retainer for specific... View More
Served by them ? Then by the county sheriff?? I dont see it on there website for a sake. it has not been in paper for 4 weeks dont they have to do all those things before a sheriff sale, since NJ is judicial state? And back in 2017 doesnt our bankruptcy canceled out all there prior fillings..dont... View More
answered on Aug 16, 2019
Your question shows you know little about bankruptcy or foreclosure. Your lawyer should have explained it to you. If your sale has been noticed by posting a notice of sale and advertising it will go forward as noticed.
Can I file on my own did any file for free
answered on Aug 7, 2019
YEs, it is possible to file on your own, but free is another story. You will have to file an Application with the Court to waive the filing fee or pay same in installments. I seriously recommend you call Atlantic County Legal Services (if they have such a thing) and see if they can help you. I... View More
answered on Aug 7, 2019
You can file for bankruptcy on your own however, I do advise you at least speak with an attorney to understand and know your exemptions if not the trustee can take any assets you have. An attorney can also prepare you and represent you for the questions they will ask in court. There are Free legal... View More
that could potentially affect my credit. Both parents died in 2017 with NO wills. They both have massive amounts of medical debt and there is a mortgage on the home. I'd prefer not to move from the home and am named as an heir by the mortgage company (and named resident) and am contemplating... View More
answered on Jul 16, 2019
You can just pay the mortgage. The bank does not care where the cash come from. As to the debts, you are not liable personally. If the debt exceeds the asset value of the estate, there is no benefit to an estate.
answered on Jul 13, 2019
No, you do not have to lose your home. In fact by filing a Complex Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and seeking a mortgage loan modification through the Bankruptcy Court's mortgage modification. You need to retain an experienced mortgage foreclosure defense and bankruptcy attorney, who has a proven track... View More
Hello
I am a homeowner in NJ in which my spouse's name is on the mortgage, but not on the deed. Would we still be able to claim the double home equity federal exemption in a bankruptcy case?
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