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CREDITOR THREATENING TO SUE AFTER BANKRUPTCY
Hi, during the summer I received a letter from a lawyer representing a creditor involved in my bankruptcy. It claims that I filed under false pretenses based on transactions in the last month before filing. Therefore I owed that amount plus interest (I filed three years ago!) as it is not covered under article 178 […]
Trustee’s Receipts and Disbursements
We filed for bankrtupcy in October 2006 and were discharged in August 2007. When should we expect to receive the trustee`s receipts and disbursements?
Declaring Bankruptcy
When the bankruptcy note on the credit file finally purges after 6 years, are you still obligated to inform future lenders that you were once bankrupt?
VAC
I have been medically release from the military. In addition to my CFSA pension I am receiving a disability pension fron Veterans Affairs which is non taxable. would that income be taken into consideration wrt surplus income?
Property out of Canada
I inherited a small parcel of land in another country approximately 20 years ago. This land which I was contemplating to live on when I retired is worth today $25000 at the most. Now, after the loss of a good paying job, marital break up and bad investment decisions I am looking to bankruptcy as […]
Will poor Canadian credit affect me if i move to the US?
If I file for bankruptcy in Canada and move to the US because I am married to an American citizen, will my poor credit follow me to the US? Or will it affect me only if I continue to live in Canada?
Pension
My absolute discharge has been sent to the court for signing and is currently there for the 10 day holding process? My husband has just received notice that he will be receiving his pension, due to a plant closure, this is a wind up pension fund, these funds have to be locked into a lira […]
home ownership after bankruptcy
My husband and I went bankrupt. We drive an old car and rent an apartment. Eventually we would like to own a home. Our bankruptcy was recently discharged and our income has increased – with our debts gone, this leaves us some money, finally, to save. How long after a bankruptcy is discharged will we […]
6 years discharged
I have been discharged for over 6 years and am still having a hard time getting a credit card from a `major bank`. I`ve had a secured card for 5 years and have the maximum credit available. This card is only secured with a small deposit that I placed 5 years ago. Many banks have […]