Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Indiana

Should I trust my attorney 100%?

If I filed bankruptcy and the amounts and information is wrong, my attorney says there is no cause for worry, we can fix it all at the hearing, there is no need to file an amendment. We can do this when we are at the Federal Court building at the time of your hearing. The papers state my assets are 274,000 and debts are 47000. He listed my (in process of divorce) ex-wifes house twice and listed a vehicle i do not have anymore as an asset of 46000, it was to be 4600, but an accident totaled the vehicle out. He also is stating that I am paying more in monthly bills, that i can not prove that I pay. Will this hurt my case?


Asked on 4/23/98, 8:08 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marvin Coffey Marvin E. Coffey Attorney at Law

Trust your lawyer?

I don't know if you can trust your lawyer... that is a pretty broad question. But in this case he is correct. There are things that are important and things that are not so important. So long as the mistakes are disclosed at the first meeting of creditors, there is no need for an amendment. Important things are "make sure you have all your creditors and all your property listed."

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Answered on 5/13/98, 5:31 pm


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