I filed for Ch. 7 on June 14th and have my hearing on July 25th. Of course, my luck would have it that I actually got a "job" as an independent contractor this past week. A long period of unemployment led me to get into a lot of credit card debt. I have actually been doing freelancing work for several years (and while looking for work), but my workload has been very variable. I wasn't making all that much money from it, and I still wasn't able to pay for different necessities from time to time. However, this new agency seems to have a high availability of work, so I can perceive that my income will increase. Since it is an "as need" basis, I still can't predict by exactly how much, but I estimate that I might be able to nearly double my current income. Of course, I am desperate to increase my income and am not going to turn down any opportunities!
Obviously I'm not keen on dismissing my case, because I would still have a lot of debt to pay off (and freelancing doesn't exactly offer a high level of certainty). But I'm curious as to how a situation like this would be handled. Is my case at risk of being dismissed or converted into a Ch. 13? Certainly if I was asked I wouldn't lie about my situation, but I'm not sure how to frame the situation if I were to be asked or if this would affect my case.
It is probably important to add that I filed pro se. I actually just received a letter in the mail from the Trustee asking for several documents, so I was hoping to figure out my next move as soon as possible.
I also wouldn't receive my first paycheck from this new company until after my hearing on July 25th, since this company pays with a delay of 1 to 1.5 months.
Thank you, I appreciate your answers and advice
Obviously I'm not keen on dismissing my case, because I would still have a lot of debt to pay off (and freelancing doesn't exactly offer a high level of certainty). But I'm curious as to how a situation like this would be handled. Is my case at risk of being dismissed or converted into a Ch. 13? Certainly if I was asked I wouldn't lie about my situation, but I'm not sure how to frame the situation if I were to be asked or if this would affect my case.
It is probably important to add that I filed pro se. I actually just received a letter in the mail from the Trustee asking for several documents, so I was hoping to figure out my next move as soon as possible.
I also wouldn't receive my first paycheck from this new company until after my hearing on July 25th, since this company pays with a delay of 1 to 1.5 months.
Thank you, I appreciate your answers and advice
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