Hello, all. I have a question to ask. To give you alittle bit of background in my case. I filed on October 8, 2008. I am currently on State Disability and foodstamps. Filed Chapter 7.
I easily passed the means test. With yearly income at $2,746, yet my expenses are $447.00 per month. My monthly income is $230. I have already had my 341 hearing on November 12, 2008, and was officially declared a no asset case by the case trustee.
My total debt is 23,000, of which 12,000 is credit card debt and 2,000 personal loan-non bank related and the rest is a student loan.
I have been reading on the forum here, that employment after the 341 hearing is not a problem and wouldn't affect the discharge or raise any objections.
However, I was wondering, here in the Western States,on what is called "the trustee information sheet", they are saying that until you get your official discharge, you are required to notify the case trustee of any new employment.
However, I have read that you only need to notify the case trustee if you make more than $100 above your claimed expenses. I am wanting to know if this statement is factual correct or not??AS TALKED ABOUT HERE ON THE FORUM???
I wanting to try to work some, if I can, if my disability will allow me..It would for now probably be only a part-time position, yet I am worried that with most business paying SLIGHTLY above the minimum wage that it could put me above that $100 mark, I am wondering if that were to happen, if I would need to worry about having my cased dismissed or converted into a chapter 13 case.
Plus, if my disability were to improve-months later and after discharge, I were to work full-time, would that affect the discharge, since it would already be discharged by that time, I hope???Or are you allowed to make as much money as you want after your discharge, I am just wondering about these questions, in case my disability got better, which I doubt, but just want to know for future reference, just in case....
Any help that you can provide would be of great help, thanks for reading..
Melissa
I easily passed the means test. With yearly income at $2,746, yet my expenses are $447.00 per month. My monthly income is $230. I have already had my 341 hearing on November 12, 2008, and was officially declared a no asset case by the case trustee.
My total debt is 23,000, of which 12,000 is credit card debt and 2,000 personal loan-non bank related and the rest is a student loan.
I have been reading on the forum here, that employment after the 341 hearing is not a problem and wouldn't affect the discharge or raise any objections.
However, I was wondering, here in the Western States,on what is called "the trustee information sheet", they are saying that until you get your official discharge, you are required to notify the case trustee of any new employment.
However, I have read that you only need to notify the case trustee if you make more than $100 above your claimed expenses. I am wanting to know if this statement is factual correct or not??AS TALKED ABOUT HERE ON THE FORUM???
I wanting to try to work some, if I can, if my disability will allow me..It would for now probably be only a part-time position, yet I am worried that with most business paying SLIGHTLY above the minimum wage that it could put me above that $100 mark, I am wondering if that were to happen, if I would need to worry about having my cased dismissed or converted into a chapter 13 case.
Plus, if my disability were to improve-months later and after discharge, I were to work full-time, would that affect the discharge, since it would already be discharged by that time, I hope???Or are you allowed to make as much money as you want after your discharge, I am just wondering about these questions, in case my disability got better, which I doubt, but just want to know for future reference, just in case....
Any help that you can provide would be of great help, thanks for reading..
Melissa
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