Cheap Ohio Bankruptcy Lawyers — 7 Tips To Find An Affordable Attorney
Author: Roilee Mandeville
Finding the right Ohio bankruptcy lawyer can mean the difference between a smooth process and a bumpy ride. It is possible to file bankruptcy on your own, but bankruptcy lawyers are familiar with the paperwork, the laws and other technicalities that will help you get the best settlement possible.
7 Tips for Finding Cheap Bankruptcy Lawyers in Ohio
1. Start soon. Putting off finding a cheap lawyer in Ohio will only leave you scrambling in the end. A rush to a decision could leave you with an attorney that you are not comfortable with in the long run. Start your search early and you will have time to make a decision that will help guide you to the best results.
2. Ask questions. Ask people that you know about any experience they may have had with local bankruptcy attorneys. Ask the lawyers that you have consultations with about their previous experience. Look in the internet about any complaints or compliments about the different attorneys that you are considering.
3. Visit the local bankruptcy court in your area. You can see lawyers at work and get a feel for their experience and expertise. Seeing bankruptcies happen may also help you understand the process more completely. The northern district has courthouses in Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Toledo and Youngstown. The southern district has courthouses in Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton.
4. Talk to other professionals that you have worked with in the past. They may have recommendations for Ohio bankruptcy lawyers. Accountants and lawyers in other specialties could have the right suggestion for your needs.
5. Use the Internet. Take some time to search the different law firm websites to see where they specialize. You can also use the internet to do a search on any lawyer or law offices that you might want to consider.
6. Check with referral services. The Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA) can help match you with low cost bankruptcy lawyers that will work best for your particular needs. They also provide legal assistance to Ohioans who have income below 125% of the current official Federal Poverty Guideline.
7. Meet with different lawyers. Most Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 lawyers will provide you with a free initial consultation. That one meeting could be all that you need to see if you would be able to work with that lawyer or if you need continue looking. Be sure to write out a list of questions to ask so that you get the same information from all of the lawyers that you visit.
The number one thing that you need to work your way through the bankruptcy lawyers and choose the one for your circumstances is to start early. You will want time on your side as you work through the different sources that may offer you guidance in choosing an Ohio bankruptcy lawyer.
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Legal Question: do I have to pay on 2nd mortgage after bankruptcy if we keep the house?
Ok if there are any lawyers reading or someone with legal knowledge I’d appreciate some feedback on this. I have a neighbor who is going through a divorce. She had a first and 2nd mortgage on the house and filed bankruptcy about 2 yrs ago. She was told the mortgages would have her file a reaffirmation, but they never did. She continued making payments on both loans and they never said anything except the first mortgage got sold to another company who sent her a letter acknowledging the bankruptcy and stating something to the effect that as long as they paid timely they could continue to keep the home. Now my friend is going through a divorce. She wants to keep the house, but can’t afford both mortgages. If she were to only pay on the first mortgage, can the 2nd mortgage foreclose on the property if it was included in a bankruptcy and a reaffirmation was never signed, she has just voluntarily paid them the past 2 years? Will she be protected by the bk filing, or will the fact she’s paid them for 2 yrs be considered a reaffirmation and restore the bank’s legal rights even if nothing was signed? PLEASE help if you have some legal advice. She is struggling just to pay for the lawyer for the divorce and just needs some idea so she knows whether to even try to keep the house, and if it is feasible then she can try to find a lawyer to handle the 2nd mortgage for her. If it matters we are in Ohio.
Ford avoided bankruptcy but at who’s expense?
The unemployment rate in the United States reached a 26-year high of 9.7 percent in August 2009, and many economists expect it will continue to rise until it peaks above 10 percent in the first half of next year, Reuters reports.
Meanwhile, positive hiring news came last week from General Motors Co., which announced on Tuesday that it plans to recall 2,400 factory workers to plants in Michigan, Indiana and Kansas, adding additional shifts to the facilities to keep them operating around the clock to meet increased demand for certain vehicles, the New York Times reports. About a month ago, GM said it would rehire 1,350 laid-off factory workers in Ohio and Ontario as it began to increase production after a year of drastic cuts; those workers are scheduled to report in October.
Ford Forecasts 2011 Profitability
In a press conference in New Delhi, India, last week, Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally said he expected his company to return to profitability in 2011, predicting U.S. sales will reach 10.5 to 11 million units in 2009, 12.5 million in 2010 and 14.5 million in 2011, Agence France-Presse reports.
According to Mulally, the outcome of this rate of sales coupled with “[t]he guidance we have given overall — because we continue to invest in new products — is that we will be profitable in 2011.”
Ford, the only major U.S. automaker to have avoided bankruptcy, has gone through three consecutive years of annual losses totaling $30 billion, with a $1.4 billion decline in the first quarter of 2009 alone, AFP reports.
Much of the company’s planned turnaround depends on expanding its presence in Asian markets. According to CNN Money, Ford is investing $500 million in its Indian manufacturing plant to expand production to 200,000 units per year, with a special focus on the new Figo model designed for the Asian small-car market. Ford has similar plans for expansion in China, preparing to construct a new factory in southern China for the production of high-end sedans and sport-utility vehicles at a volume of 300,000 units annually, Bloomberg News reports.
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I know GM has foreign plants, in fact they are closing the Lorain, Ohio plant and moving it to Mexico to build a new motor.
What are these companies doing to help the American worker?
Would you consider them to be un-patriotic?
It seems to me that to keep them here we would have to work for peanuts. Isn’t there a better way?
T. Rex, “to keep them here”.
I know pays cuts are necessary but it seems that manufacturing jobs are going to people who make that in a day, if they’re lucky.
Obviously no one has a better answer, you just want to make Dems look stupid.
I’m not worried about that, you’ve cornered the market.
The manufacturing overseas is profitable until the workers there start demanding an increase in pay.
Just like Japan.
It ‘seems to me (again) that these corporations will continue to seek out the most destitute in order to preserve profits. Where does that leaves us?
I’m thinking socialism.
The last GM I bought the motor cracked at about 15,000 miles.
I had an extended warranty so they fixed it.
It happened again within three months, they didn’t want to pay for it until I threatened to take them to court.
Great customer service.
Glad your Ford isn’t a lemon, yet.
Just looking for reasonable ideas, not a conversation with a table.
How can I get rid of a house I no longer want?
My mother in law bought the house I lived in with my husband and family in 1996. She died in 2004, and my husband inherited her property. A friend of his told my husband that until you settle the estate through the courts, you don’t have to make the house payments. HA, HA, that wasn’t true. So my dumb husband does not make the payments, and the house goes into foreclosure, which he didn’t even try to stop…he never even opened the court papers…it was a default judgment. I knew nothing about this; he never told me, and since the mortgage was still in his mother’s name, all the paperwork went to the house she had lived in, and I didn’t see it.
So, the house came within 24 hours of being sold at sheriff’s sale. My husband declared emergency bankruptcy. He then dismissed it and went through Loss and mitigation with the mortgage company…BUT…he never took his mother’s name off the mortgage.
Then, he died suddenly last February, just as the original Loss and Mitigation agreement was coming to an end. I called to explain the situation to them, and the company told me to keep making the payments until they told me otherwise.
In May, they put me on the “Obama plan” and told me it would run out in December…BUT…despite the fact that I sent several death certificates in to them, and talked to them, my late mother in law is STILL on the mortgage, and the company still calls and asks to speak to her.
The furnace quit in October, a high pressure pipe burst at the beginning of November, the house needs MANY repairs, since my late husband was a do-it-yourselfer who used duct tape to hold everything together.
Last month, my 3 kids and I couldn’t stand it any longer, since there was no heat, no hot water, (the hot water tank went too), and we had to keep the water shut off until we needed it because the pipe leaked. There was no money for repairs, since my husband left no insurance, no money, and nothing but unpaid debts. So we moved into an apartment.
I can’t sell the house, the area I live in has so many houses for sale it’s not funny. I am not listed as the owner, my husband’s name is still on the property, and I’m not on the mortgage. Can I just turn the property over to the bank, and leave it at that. I don’t want anything more to do with it. I hate it, and I just want to be free of it. Since I don’t own it, or am not on the mortgage, and my husband left no estate worth speaking of, can I hand over the keys and walk away. I live in Ohio.
Getting Married during Bankruptcy?
After a year and a half battle with the courts and my Houdini ex husband, I was granted my divorce in January 2010. As a result of the divorce, I am left with over $30,000 debt that was incurred during the marriage as a direct result of my ex husband’s refusal to work because it interfered with his World of Warcraft Raiding times. I have compiled all of the required information for my attorney to file for Ch. 7 Bankruptcy on my behalf.
I presently reside in the state of Ohio and am very recently engaged. In light of the fact I will no longer be employed as of the end of April and have some medical issues needing evaluation, my fiance and I have been considering getting legally married prior to our October wedding.
He has excellent credit, and my concern is that, if we get legally married prior to the discharge of debts/finalization of Bankruptcy, it will have a negative impact on him. I am aware that Ohio is not a community property state, but would marriage during the process change things?
JP> For one, more than 85% of that $30K is my ex husband’s debt, and I am currently a student, so my income is under HALF of the Ohio state maximum income level to qualify for a Ch 7 BK.
To whoever commented on ‘getting married too soon’. Keep your comments to yourself. My divorce took nearly 2 years to complete because he abandoned, and I moved on with my life. Just because the divorce was finalized in 1/10 doesn’t mean I haven’t been with my fiance long enough to know if it’s right for us.
Oh, and $9K of it IS a Honda Civic that my ex husband defaulted on when he abandoned me and never once made a payment on it. So it’s a chargeoff/repo on my credit that I can’t do anything about and am still financially responsible for.
Also, the $30K+ was only the apportioned debt designated my responsibility. The bankruptcy is actually for over $68K, because my ex husband ran up bills before and after he left which are still by law, marital expenses. To give you an idea of things, my credit score was 769 with a debt to income percentage of 15% the month before we were married. Now it’s in the low 500′s with a percentage of 252%.
Now try to tell me I shouldn’t file for BK.
Ford is paying attentio to where people are buying cars. Dosen’t it make sense to start developing their presence in India and China – which are likely to turn into larger car markets than the US?
BTW – do you really think that we have seen the last of the GM bailouts?
The BK will not be a negative on his credit, you are filing personal BK, and will not reflect on him in any way. The only way that his credit will be effected is if he signed any joint loans with you in the future. They would pull your credit history also and he would pay higher interest rates and likely have problems getting a loan if your name is to be on the paperwork.
In the area of the BK, you need to speak with your attorney in regards to this, not Y/A. You need someone who is experienced in the area. You have already obtained the services of an attorney, and it is that persons job to fully answer your questions. The smart thing to do would be ask him.
She kept the house, so she kept the mortgages on it. They are only discharged if she had forfeited the property.
Get a (good) lawyer involved.