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Q: Why is it taking so long to get a Chapter 13 discharge?

We paid back our creditors 100% and we are no longer making plan payments as of April 24, 2020. A Certification of Discharge Eligibility wasn't submitted until June 4th, 2020. Then my attorney submitted an final application of compensation on June 24th, 2020. That hearing won't take... View More

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W. J. Winterstein Jr.
answered on Jul 19, 2020

The law field, like every other business, has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and delays are the result. I'm not sure that the court personnel can do much working at home, and the same is true of the Ch. 13 Trustee's people.

I doubt that your attorney's fee...
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Q: our home was included in our bankruptcy we moved out but the township keeps saying we are responsible for the lawn care

they are threatening legal action, how can we be responsible when we don't own the house anymore. Also The bank was notified that we did move out

W. J. Winterstein Jr.
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W. J. Winterstein Jr.
answered on Jul 3, 2020

Just because you've moved out/abandoned the property doesn't automatically equate to someone else taking title to the property. The township, and other providers of utilities, hold the record title owner responsible for their respective charges. The bankruptcy, if it was a Ch. 7 case,... View More

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Q: My parents own a house with a bankruptcy attached to it.They miss a payment can their house foreclose even with covid19?

They live in PA.

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W. J. Winterstein Jr.
answered on Mar 26, 2020

If your parents are currently in a pending (not yet closed) bankruptcy case, none of their creditors can proceed against them, or their estates, without first procuring relief from the automatic stay in bankruptcy.

If your parents are in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and have defaulted in mortgage...
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