Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Massachusetts

are lawyer fees waved in chapter 7

if i file chapter 7 and owe fees to a family lawyer do those get waved with rest of debt??


Asked on 9/12/07, 11:35 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Richard Ravosa Law Offices of Richard S. Ravosa

Re: are lawyer fees waved in chapter 7

It depends on what the fees were for, if they were relative to child support or the child then DEFINITELY no. If it was your own attorney absent fraud then it is probably a contractual obligation and thus dischargeable. We recently had a case were an attorney was owed 18k, judge ruled it was a contractual obligation. I would need more information to determine your case. please email me at [email protected]

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Answered on 9/13/07, 6:26 am
Taylor Greene Taylor A. Greene, Attorney at Law

Re: are lawyer fees waved in chapter 7

I would need to know about the services performed by the lawyer before I could advise you about discharging the debt. Did you go to trial and obtain a judgment? Was it related to a probate or family court matter? Let's meet and discuss this further at your convenience.

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Answered on 9/13/07, 8:34 am


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