One of the fun things about being a lawyer who prepares taxes is that people come to me either because they are having problems and they want me, as an attorney, to fix them or they had problems in the past, and they want me, as the tax preparer, to avoid these problems in the […]
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The tax season is the busy season for bankruptcy filings. That is because it is the one time of year where people in financial distress have some money, their tax refunds, and thus can “afford” to file bankruptcy. However, tax refunds raise a number of issues. I was at a Trustee’s hearing recently, and sure
I had a client come in who was involved in a car accident. I can tell that the facts of the accident are going to be in dispute. It would be helpful to me to have pictures of the cars and it would be helpful to see the position of the cars after the accident.
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I have written in a number of legal advice columns and have provided such advice in other formats. I have posted columns in small community based newspapers, and was the Lowell Sun’s “ask the expert” in bankruptcy. I have done work for various employer financed “legal insurance” companies, where, advice was part of the program.
I am surprised by the number of people who ask me if they will be “allowed” to keep their house or their car if they file bankruptcy. If these people were owners of mortgage-free mansions or paid off Lamborghinis, I would understand the question. But most of these people have houses that are under water
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Question: What does it cost to file Chapter 13 bankruptcy and how does it work? Answer: I typically charge $3600, and that includes all of the expenses including filing fees, credit counseling and debtor education fees that go into every single chapter 13 filing. As such, my attorney’s fee is roughly $3250. “How does it
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Question: Can you file bankruptcy on medical bills that have liens in them? I had a accident, my ex lawyer sent me to doctors and so on. Where I live they put liens on medical bills. My lawsuit was dropped now have all these medical bills I can’t afford to pay Answer: Filing bankruptcy will
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Question: After chapter 7 discharge & not paying the 2nd mortgage, what am I responsible to pay, to get rid of 2nd mortgage lien? If I stop paying the home equity loan after my mortgages were discharged in my chapter 7, and continue to pay the first mortgage to keep the house, I’m pretty sure
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Q: I was in an automobile accident on Dec. 15, 2011. It was the other driver’s fault. When is it too late to get another attorney. The accident was the other drivers fault, totaled my vehicle, and injured my back. I hired a lawyer and they found out months ago that she only had a
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