Unintended Benefit of Chapt 13

[krielly]

So, my son just had to go to court today for Retail Theft. UGH!


My DH and I make pretty decent money between us, and I figured there was no way we would qualify for a public defender. But........I decided to give it a shot. Under assets, I made the statement "all of our assets are property of the BK estate". Under expenses, I said "all of our disposable income is being paid to the BK Estate under our Chapt 13 plan.

Amazingly enough, they approved the PD request, with us only having a $25 co-pay.

Now, don't get me wrong..............I wish we weren't in either situation - 13 OR this RT charge. But............I try and look at the positive side...............whenever possible.


K

[woeisme]

Hope things work out, and glad this situation isn't more of a hardship for you than it needed to be. I like your signature, it's definitely the positive side, lol.

[goldnsun]

Sorry to hear about the RT charge but.....

it seems there is some kind of silver lining for you after all! And speaking of positive things, I enjoy going to the mailbox a lot more now since filing a 13! No more junk creditor mailings! Plus I don't worry as much about my identity being stolen since my credit is bad off anyway. LoL.... how's that for the positive side of things.