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How much is it to file a Chapter 7?

Under what circumstances can a sturdent loan be discharged in bankruptcy?

I’m 58, just lsot my job and the prospects for employment in my area at my age are slim. I am separated from my wife…

What to do if I purchased a home with owner financing and missed a few payments so the owner started foreclosure proceedings?

I filed a Chapter 13 but the judge granted the owner a stay. My creditor has already set up a public auction of my property…

How do I respond to complaint of dischargability?

I filed Chater7 almost 5 months ago. This month I received complaint from one credit card for $2040. A few days later got discharge letter…

What to do if our 3rd mortgage was discharged in Chapter 7 but the bank that held this loan continues to threaten us with forclosure if we don’t pay them?

Is this legal?

If your name is on a deed to a property, along with your brother’s, will that have to be included in a Chapter 7?

The value of the property is very small.

What to do if my bankruptcy was discharged nearly a year ago but one of my ex-creditors is reporting a discharged debt as a bad debt every month?

I tried contacting the collection agency but they say they are within their legal rights. This doesn’t seem right to me.

If I filed bankruptcy 4 1/2 years ago and did not include my mortgage, can I add it now?

If I got a divorce and my wife pays me monthly distribution of assets payments based on assets and distribution of debt, since I filed a Chapter 13 does she still have to pay me?

Wht to do if I was laid off last year by a corporation that went bankrupt?

Severance packages were not paid but I was advised that I could file a claim as a debtor in bankruptcy court. I did so and…