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Bankruptcy Costs and Fees

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Bankruptcy Costs and Fees

Bankruptcy fees:

If you need to file Chapter 7, start setting aside the money now.

The most frequently asked question among all of our prospective bankruptcy clients is, “How much does it cost to file a Chapter 7 case?”  People are often shocked to discover the answer.  Thirty years ago, Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases cost around $600.00* to file and some people think that is still what it costs.

In 2012, the national average for Chapter 7 bankruptcy was $1,500.00*, a 150% increase.  In 2020, the national average is approaching $1,900.00*.

In the Omaha-metro area, our figures have remained slightly below the national average.  However, if there is a coming surge in bankruptcy filings due to the coronavirus, and subsequent ripple effects like job loss, loan defaults (and so on), it would not be difficult to see a slight uptick in fees to keep pace with demand.

The takeaway is simple: if you have any thoughts of filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case you need to have a plan to pay for the fees.

Chapter 7 bankruptcy fees MUST be paid, in full, before you may file your case.  Stated another way, your case cannot be filed until the full amount (court costs + legal fee) is collected**.

If you are in a position where it may take awhile to pay your legal fees then you are vulnerable to the collection efforts of your creditors, including lawsuits, wage garnishments, repossessions, etc.  It is important to be proactive and to not wait until these actions have already begun.  You may find yourself in need of immediate debt relief, yet cannot afford to pay $1,500.00, or more, to file your case.

Many clients are able to use tax refund money, borrow from family, or are able to quickly save it up once they stop making monthly credit card and medical bill payments.  If these situations do not pertain to you though you need a plan of action before the situation gets worse.

Our initial consultations our free of charge.  Call, text, or e-mail us today to get connected to a bankruptcy attorney to review your financial situation for FREE.

* Court costs included in these figures.

**Among other requirements.

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A subdivision is city, county, villages, schools, certain administrative agencies. All those are treated under the act differently. Now, if you do sustain an injury or an accident with one of those individuals that I’ve named, then you have one year from the date of your injury to file a written notice, written claim to that subdivision. If you don’t, then your claim is forever barred. Read More

That depends on you, specifically in regards to the length of time it takes for your injuries to improve, how long it takes to get to a point where we can reasonably determine what your future looks like, what additional medical care you require, the cost of such medical care and what permanent restrictions or impairments you have. Read More

The answer to that is almost universally no. The reason for that is the insurance companies like to get in early and offer you a lowball offer in the hopes that they can get you to sign a release of liability waiver. Once that happens, you’re out of luck.

The reason that they send these lowball offers is because you haven’t had a chance yet to properly evaluate your claim. You might still be treating, you might need future medical. There’s also the possibility that you’ve been permanently damaged and you need a doctor to assess that. Read More

Maximum medical improvement or MMI is the point in your injury where you’re about as good as you’re going to get which means you’re not likely to get much better and you’re not likely to get much worse.

It doesn’t mean that you’re all the way better and so for that reason, maximum medical improvement is the point at which your permanent disability benefits are determined. Read More

In order to answer that question, we have to know the specific facts of your case. A lot of factors go into the value of a workers’ compensation case.

First of all, money benefits that are paid to you are based on your wages before the accident. That amount is used then to determine both your temporary disability benefits and your permanent disability benefits. Read More

Yes, it can. In order to modify a child custody order, you have to show what’s called a material change in circumstances.

Now, simply stated what that means is something has to happen. An unanticipated change that if the judge or the parties knew about it when they made the original order, they would have decided differently. Read More

Well, it depends on two things.

First of all, who are you suing and second of all, what are you suing them for? If it’s just general negligence and you’re suing a private person or corporation, it’s four years from the date of accrual of the claim or the date of the accident. Read More

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