I already paid him 400.00 and still owe him 1300.00 is he allowed to do my bankruptcy
He can file your Petition in the proper bankruptcy court if he is licensed in same.
We are divorced. The house is being leased.
He would administer the estate just like in every other case.
My lawyer found out there was a lien on my house. This is from my ex's loan he has for solar panels. In our divorce he was awarded his loan and the panels. The divorce decree also said he had to remove the panels. He never did and quit paying his loan. The panels are turned off and locked... Read more »
Unfortunately, you will have to retain another lawyer. You may be able to get him reimbursed by filing a contempt motion in your divorce case.
She is on a fixed income and can no longer keep up with minimum payments and pay her bills. Her only assets are a condo (paid off) a very old car and about 9k in a savings account. Some of the credit cards have interest rates of 26 percent! A reverse mortgage is not an option because too many units... Read more »
She needs to meet with a competent bankruptcy attorney who can evaluate her case, help your protect her assets and guide her to the right decisions.
married 2005, husband passed 2018, property and mobile home both in his name. We filed chapter 7 in 2015. I still live in the home, I am disabled and need to get tax exemption. I do not have to pay mortgage until i want to sell, then must pay off. If I put title in my name, will I then be... Read more »
Don’t do anything until you consult a lawyer in person. There are many variables which factor into that decision which you have not listed here. Thus, a complete answer is not possible here.
My 22 yr old daughter received her stimulus check and she did hers 2018 and 2019 through bank like I did and received it before me? Does that mean I’m not getting it because of my ch.13? I’m from Dallas Texas
You should receive your stimulus check as well. They are just now beginning to send out the checks.
A client who owed me money for services already rendered apparently filed bankruptcy. This client claimed to their trustee that post filing, they had paid me for the services rendered. Subsequently, a suit was filed against my business for the funds. The problem is, these funds were never paid... Read more »
Burden of proof is on the claimant. He has to prove he paid you. He needs proof and his word won’t do.
Contact your local bar association or legal aid society. They maintain a list of attorneys who can help you.
The stimulus payment would be considered post-petition. Will the Trustee try to recover it to pay back my creditors/debts.
No. You should get the stimulus check.
The law does not explicitly say that the stimulus payments are exempt, but it is believed by some that was an oversight and will be corrected in a subsequent bill. The stimulus payments are NOT to be considered in computing disposable income in chapter 13 cases, for one thing. In a seminar put on... Read more »
IF she is the primary on the note and filing for bankruptcy, will she lose her can and mine? I make the payments and can prove the payments come from my account.
No. Not as long as you continue to pay for the car.
I know it's considered estate money according to the bankruptcy law but unclear about the IRS refund question.
Yes, unless you exempted it when you filed your petition.
We file jointly because of a nuance in student fedloans that prevents us from filing separately. I am completely broke and have accounts closing out.
I need to file, we have no joint assets- the only joint thing we have is our taxes. I fear that because our taxes are joint that it may... Read more »
You can file bankruptcy without your husband, whether you file taxes jointly or separately. However, if your debts are primarily consumer debts, and you are married and living together, his income is counted in the "means test" that determines if you qualify for chapter 7 or the minimum... Read more »
My wife payed of the account with another lawyer firm but this lawyer never did the research and froze my bank account how long will it take for him to release my bank account and give us our money back. Also can I file a suite against him
If you owed no money on the debt at the time the bank account was seized, you may have a claim for wrongful execution against the lawyer.
Give or take, about 30 days, yes.
A doctor has been sending bills and I contacted them and gave them the case number and the name and number of the trustee and judge. I thought it stopped, however the Dr changed networks and now I am getting billed by another company. I have no idea what I should be doing or who to talk to.
Send the new company the discharge and proof the bills were listed. Tell them that continued contact is a violation of the injunction and if they contact you again you will pursue it.
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Check with your local bar association or legal aid society. They maintain lists of lawyers who are pro bono or reduced fee.
I want to keep my apartment but but landlord isn’t willing to work with me to avoid eviction. Can I tell them I’m going to file bankruptcy to get them to work with me
You can tell them anything you want. Getting them to work with you is a different story.
I found a cheaper lawyer and was just curious if I could use the cheaper one instead. All this lawyer did for me so far was give me a FREE consultation so he hasn't worked on my case at all.
It fine not bind you going forward. You can use any attorney you choose. However, you are obligated to pay the first attorney under that contract for and services he has performed up until you advise him you are changing lawyers.
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