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Help on how to stop this and how can I file Chapter 7, I don't have much money, but I need help bad
answered on Feb 1, 2021
Call your local bar association or legal aid society for a list of reduced fee and pro Bono lawyers who can help you file quickly.
I would like to refinance my house to lower rates. I completed chapter 13 bankruptcy earlier this year. The application asks if I've had a bankruptcy in the past 3 years. Is that 3 years from when I filed bankruptcy or 3 years from when I finished it?
answered on Aug 20, 2020
Possibly, but not necessarily. You will need to did a little deeper and see if the harm has been satisfied or released.
I made all my payments on time up until the COVID-19 pandemic and it was repossessed. I never resigned or reaffirmed the car loan after bankruptcy and just made payments as normal. Can the company demand payments (in full) for a car that is no longer in my possession and never reaffirmed? Will this... View More 
How long from the judge signing the order does the collection company have to implement the order?
I am now trying to get a mortgage and the mortgage Companies underwriters want proof that this judgment is no longer collectible or enforceable. Would I need a lawyer to get that proof or is there any way to get proof that the judgment is no longer collectible?
answered on May 24, 2020
You need a lawyer. You shouldn’t for something like this, but unfortunately you do.
My husband’s father’s estate has been in probate for 8 years, there are four heirs. We recently filed bankruptcy and now the bankruptcy judge wants the estate dissolved. We have been trying to get the probate lawyer to dissolve it for years(we could have avoided bankruptcy if this was the... View More
answered on Mar 18, 2020
The short answer is yes he can, but you should be contact a probate attorney or your bankruptcy attorney to address this issue.
I’m in Oklahoma City. If I can’t file chpt 7 because it’s too soon, what can I do? We lost significant income two months ago, I can’t go on.
A cosigner. I filed bankruptcy and now they have come after my mother saying she was the cosigner. She was not present even during the signing of the loan paperwork. The signature they have is from the initial loan. The worst part is they took the money from accounts she had opened for my 4 kids.... View More
I need to know the best way to save my producing wells which is my only income from getting shut down by Oklahoma Corporation Commission because they are making me clean up a huge salt water mess. I have proof my leak could not have caused the amount of contamination that has been found. My leak... View More
answered on Nov 10, 2019
You will have to file suit against them and present the proof in court
I trying to stop the foreclosure sale of my home
Default judgment when I did not reside in state was never served but served by publication but did not reside in the state. Judgment never domesticated to my state. Wages garnished
there has been judgement against me and have a asset hearing coming up and worried i own nothing and unemployed,have house but paying on it
answered on Aug 30, 2019
Unless, it is a completely private student loan, which most aren't, you can include it but you will not be discharged of them
answered on Jul 20, 2019
Many more facts are necessary to properly answer this question but the short answer is probably, yes.
This is in Oklahoma
Do you have to file within 6 months before you lose your money and cant file?
I didn't know the property statue until I purchase my current property in Dec 2016. It was up for tax sale and the bank bail it out (May 2018) I try to sell it and the bank quoted $170,000 over the original loan of $125,000. So I went out in July 2018, fixed up the property and now rented it... View More
answered on Jun 6, 2019
You have a mess. You need to contact a bankruptcy attorney who can assess your financial situation and determine what I Teresa, if any, you have in the property.
answered on Jun 4, 2019
Not if the creditor was listed and the discharge was granted.
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