If I am seperated from my spouse and paying an agreed upon amout of child support, how is that amount calculated or adjusted if I declare bankrupcy? In other words, is there a set amount of child support that is exempt per child? Is school tution included or eligable as an additional exemption? Posted from: [...]
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Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012
posted by Questions @ Is it OK to pay other loans from newly opened line of credit. This way I will consolidate all credit accounts to one line of credit account and later file bankruptcy or consumer proposal? Or it is against the law to take credit 3 /4 month before bankruptcy? Posted from: Ontario
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2012
can I declare bankruptcy if I have a lien on my house? Posted from: Ontario
Posted on Friday, May 11, 2012
We own a house together that we are not living in with 89,000 still owing on the mortgage. I have student loans, she has 3 credit cards and I have 1. We owe all together about 7,000 in credit card debt. What do we do? Posted from: Ontario
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
If I have co-signed for a Line of Credit and I declare backruptcy, what happens to the line. The LOC is for my landlord who needed renovation to the house in which I was staying, my payment to the LOC was considered rent, but never claimed by me or the ladlord as rent, the LOC [...]
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
If you claim personal bankruptcy in Ontario, does it go into the local newspaper? I’m worried friends and family may find out – very embarrassing. Posted from: Ontario
Posted on Monday, May 7, 2012
Hello; what happens if I walk away from my mortgage and house if there is enough equity in it to pay the bank in full as well as whatever fees there will be? If I simply dont’ have time to wait for all to be done. Can I do that? Thx Posted from: Ontario
Posted on Sunday, May 6, 2012
I currently have 62,000 in unsecured debt. My surplus income owing would be approx. 2100 per month for 36 months which is 75600 after 3 years which is higher than my debt. Do I have any other options? I have been told a consumer proposal must be a better deal than bankruptcy. I cannot afford [...]
Posted on Saturday, May 5, 2012
I am in bankruptcy yet one creditor phones me regularly several times a day. Are they allowed to do this? Posted from: Alberta
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012
I took my name off an incorporated company in Jan 2012..it was having financial problems , and I had a feeling I was going to have to personally declare bankruptcy due to the fact that I lived off my savings for years, so I didn’t want it to hurt the company….should I get my previous [...]
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
