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Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

4.5
102 Reviews

  • 73 Main Street, Cortland, NY 13045+8 locations

  • Law Firm with 54 lawyers2 awards

  • Building Relationships on Results

  • Bankruptcy LawyersGeneral Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Appellate Practice, and 37 more

Keegan Coughlin
Attorney
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Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP

4.5
112 Reviews

  • Serving Cortland, NY

  • Law Firm with 54 lawyers2 awards

  • Our Best. Every Day. Since 1898.

  • Bankruptcy LawyersGeneral Civil Practice before all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Appellate Practice, and 37 more

Keith A. Gorgos
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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

I stand to inherit from my parent’s estate. Will this affect my Ch. 13?

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Answered by attorney Sanaz Sarah Bereliani (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at Bereliani Law Firm, PC
Yes BUT please consult an attorney if that is the best option for your or what the best option is. The inheritance should get reported to the court when it arrives, but there are different options you need to consider at this point prior to the inheritance. I would need to see your chapter 13 plan that was filed and get more information about your case to further analyze, but yes you do need to see an attorney.
Yes BUT please consult an attorney if that is the best option for your or what the best option is. The inheritance should get reported to the court when it arrives, but there are different options you need to consider at this point prior to the inheritance. I would need to see your chapter 13 plan that was filed and get more information about your case to further analyze, but yes you do need to see an attorney.
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Is this a good time to file Chapter 7?

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Answered by attorney Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
The six grand in the brokerage account and the 500 in various stocks are not exempt from the claims of creditors. One way around this problem may be to put those moneys into the 401K. Until you turn those assets into exempt assets, you should not file because the first thing the trustee is going to do is sieze the non-exempt assets. It doesn't hurt to plan ahead and I am glad you asked the question. You do need an attorney to do a bankruptcy for you. A petition preparer could not give you legal advice like this.
The six grand in the brokerage account and the 500 in various stocks are not exempt from the claims of creditors. One way around this problem may be to put those moneys into the 401K. Until you turn those assets into exempt assets, you should not file because the first thing the trustee is going to do is sieze the non-exempt assets. It doesn't hurt to plan ahead and I am glad you asked the question. You do need an attorney to do a bankruptcy for you. A petition preparer could not give you legal advice like this.
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Will bankruptcy affect his case or should we postpone our wedding?

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Answered by attorney Rex K. Daines
Bankruptcy lawyer at OlsenDaines
If his attorney can't give you a clear answer on this, then he should get a better attorney. The court looks at household income and expenses to determine whether a person makes too much money to qualify for a chapter 7, this is true whether you are married or not. The general rule is that the court looks at the income as of the date the case is filed, but the court can look at income changes that happen shortly after the case is filed.
If his attorney can't give you a clear answer on this, then he should get a better attorney. The court looks at household income and expenses to determine whether a person makes too much money to qualify for a chapter 7, this is true whether you are married or not. The general rule is that the court looks at the income as of the date the case is filed, but the court can look at income changes that happen shortly after the case is filed.
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