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You are not liable on a loan guarantee if you signed it before filing bankruptcy. You are liable if you signed after filing.
Yes, probably. You have a ton of deadlines to meet. I'm assuming you filed a CH13, and I'm assuming you filed a partial petition. Meet with a lawyer... Read More
Put the vehicle in the lender's parking lot. Put the keys with a note in an envelope and drop it in the mail slot. Advise the lender you are filing... Read More
If you file a Chapter 7 you can generally surrender it and owe nothing on the vehicle. I would suggest waiting until you talk with a bankruptcy ... Read More
Since you filed in 2009, I assume your case is closed and the trustee has abandoned all assets. Which means you can probably keep any proceeds of a... Read More
Modification or conversion will not stop the sale if you don't make the payments.
You needn't include your husband in the bankruptcy.
She would have to contact the bank to determine what they are willing to do.
Yes, however, the new business will be an asset subject to the bankruptcy, so if there is inventory or other assets they may be taken by the trustee... Read More
Probably, in Ohio judgment liens are released in bankruptcy unless you have more than $132,000 of equity in your home.
Yes, if they have a judgment, they can clean out your bank account. You can file a form called a "challenge to garnishment" to get back any funds in... Read More
The company may have violated the automatic stay by taking actions to collect on a debt. Your bankruptcy attorney should be able to help you with... Read More
If more than 1/2 your debts (by dollar amount) are business related you're exempt from the means test and can probably file a Chapter 7.
No, you must wait until 8 years has passed since the 2012 filing date of the previous Ch. 7. If eligible for Ch. 13, you should explore that... Read More
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy protects co-signers. So no, you should not suffer.
Yes, you will want to hire an attorney in your area to respond to the summons and develop a strategy to resolve this issue.
Yes. Presumably you did not renew the registration, and the lender certainly would not want to do so. Why not send them a certified letter, return... Read More
I have never heard of a lender cancelling a vehicle registration, but the state will do this if you fail to maintain vehicle insurance or to pay the... Read More
Registration is issued by the state and the loan company doesn't have anything to do with it. As long as the vehicle's title is in your name, you're... Read More
Your question is a mite confusing. You say 'if' you have a trailer, you have someone wanting to buy it. Assuming that you did not mean to make the... Read More
Not generally. Hard to give you a specific answer without looking at your BK schedules. It's like calling a doctor on the phone who you've never met,... Read More
In Oregon, up to $7,500 of your Social Security money in a bank account is protected from the claims of creditors, as long as you can identify that... Read More
The answer to most legal questions is IT DEPENDS. If any money goes into the account other than social security, the protection that the account... Read More
So are you thinking that your attorney just increased the size of your plan payment because she is being an awful person? Because generally there is... Read More