Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Wisconsin

Yes, you certainly can be sued if you stop paying your credit cards before your bankruptcy is officially filed with the federal bankruptcy court. However, if you are well organized and your case is not too complex, any good bankruptcy lawyer should be able to accomplish that filing before these lawsuits heat up. Therefore, although it may be unethical for your attorney to tell you to stop paying your just debts, it is proper for your attorney to advise you that you need to prioritize your own household expenses, including payments on debt. In the great scheme of things, one or two more monthly installment payments on a debt which his headed for total forgiveness via bankruptcy discharge may not matter as much as whether or not your family has avoids becoming homeless and has enough to eat. You therefore need to make the decision on your own whether or not to continue your payments on credit cards pending your bankruptcy filing. I am not your attorney and will not be taking any action on your case, but you are still welcome to contact me during business hours at my in Racine if you still have more questions. Also, please see me on the web at www.jayknixonlaw.com. If you would like to read 15 years of my prior answers to consumer legal questions arranged by topic, please go to http://www.lawguru.com/answers/search/attorney/jknixon.