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Yes, as to your schedules I&J. But to include them in the Means test calculation to try to pass the means test they must be debts of his that are... Read Answer
You have to complete Schedule I (income) & Schedule J (expenses) on a household basis in a bankruptcy petition. You would include your husband's... Read Answer
They want the full household income and expenses, but not the debts that will be discharged.
You are supposed to include all debts for which you are obligated, including joint, community, co-signed, etc. However, since the process gets a... Read Answer
Because Nevada is a community property state, you may include the debts you have with your spouse jointly. However, you cannot discharge debts that... Read Answer
You must list all of your debts and debts that you are jointly liable for. If you list your husband's credit card that he used to buy something for... Read Answer
Yes, you should include debt service payments your non-filing spouse makes for debts that are not being discharged. I just add a miscellaneous... Read Answer
Yes, you should notify the court and the sheriff that you filed bankruptcy. That filing automatically stays any state court action unless and until... Read Answer
You need the help of a lawyer; you need to list the $731 on Schedule D secured debt.
Yes. The courts still consider you liable. However you can always file a motion with your family court judge requesting that the judge enforce your... Read Answer
Yes the courts can still hold you liable for the debts if you are on the loan. Your divorce judgment does not effect your liability to the creditors,... Read Answer
Credit card companies are not bound by your Divorce Decree. If you are a signatory on the account, they can go after you. Your recourse is to go back... Read Answer
Yes, the courts could still hold you liable for any joint debts which he does not pay, regardless of the fact that they were assigned to him in the... Read Answer
Yes. A divorce decree or separation agreement deals with the liability of spouses between themselves. If a creditor extended credit to both of you,... Read Answer
The court can't hold you liable, but the companies that you owe money to can. If they were to collect from you, you would then go after your husband... Read Answer
If the mortgage was reaffirmed by you during bankruptcy proceedings, you remain personally liable on the debt and the mortgage company can foreclose... Read Answer
Idaho is a community property state, all debts incurred by the community are included in your wife's bankruptcy and she was discharged from... Read Answer
The IRS only allows a tax deduction for legal fees connected with providing representation concerning tax matters. I am afraid that this bankruptcy... Read Answer
What you are referring to is a short sale. Of course, if you could get the 2nd to agree to let you keep some of the sales proceeds you could do... Read Answer
Parents are solely responsible for paying their children's medical debts. Children are not responsible for paying their own medical debts, so as... Read Answer
Although I do not handle tax filings for clients, unless your spouse owes back child support, student loans or back taxes, it should not make a ... Read Answer
If you did not sign a reaffirmation agreement you should be able to return the car to the lender and not be responsible for any deficiency owing on... Read Answer
The exemptions you are referring to don't apply to the means test. They apply to what property you are allowed to keep. The means test refers to... Read Answer
Unless you meet the narrow requirement as a disabled veteran whose debts were made while on active duty, you should include your VA disability.... Read Answer