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A creditor cannot garnish your wages while your bankruptcy is open. If they garnish your wage without an order from the bankruptcy court, this will... Read Answer
You are free to marry. Good luck!
You can go ahead and get married. Congratulations!
Cross Move against all other co-signors for Contribution and get them all to chip in and pay.
Generally speaking, they usually move quickly.
The Trustee is entitled to the garnished wages. It will be up to the Trustee whether to declare your case an asset case, or a no asset case.
File a notice with your return that the gain on the 1099C is excluded due to your bankruptcy.
Yes. In Ohio, a spouse or a surviving spouse is responsible for certain expenses incurred by their spouse. These are referred to as "necessaries". It... Read Answer
Why? Social Security Disability Income is exempt from your creditors, even if they get a judgment, they can't take the SSDI money. Unless you have... Read Answer
The debtor can't withdraw the claim of a creditor. Only the creditor can withdraw its claim. The debtor can file an objection to the claim, stating... Read Answer
Discharging a debt in bankruptcy means that you're no longer personally liable on it but the lien on the collateral isn't released. So, the creditor... Read Answer
Where did you get the cash? And more important, when did you get the cash? If you got the cash from earnings after the bankruptcy, no problem. If... Read Answer
Returning the car is fine, the underlying debt will still be discharged. As long as the funds used to buy a new car were disclosed in the filing and... Read Answer
As long as you disclosed all of your assets when the case was filed and at your 341(a), then it is fine to buy a car for cash at this time.
Hello - if you are filing bankruptcy, you MUST INCLUDE all your assets and all your debts. Otherwise, you can go to prison!
You should meet with an attorney about a 722 redemption. However, in most cases, if you want to keep the car you have to continue making car... Read Answer
Usually, I do not recommend bankruptcy for someone who doesn't have more debt than this.
Yes, you can start a new business.
You file bankruptcy in the city where your federal district is located.
U.S. Federal Custom House Building in Downtown Denver.
Chapter 7 is a liquidation in which you turn over any assets you own that are not protected in exchange for eliminating your debts. These assets get... Read Answer