Normal Attorney behavior?

[leftyf]

I retained an attorney about a month ago. At the introductory meeting, I expected the "normal" sales pitch and bankruptcy options (13 or 7) that I had received in other intro meetings. This attorney actually started running numbers and I was impressed so I retained him. At the intro meeting, I was not exactly prepared with all of my financial facts so I was just guesstimating at various numbers for the means test and personal assets. Well I finally paid my fees and, lo and behold, I received a Petition to File today in the mail with all of my "made-up" numbers on it. On the schedule F it says, for example, Citibank $50,000 on one row...don't I have to disclose every different account number individually?
It also says I need to return it within 6 weeks or my case will be closed? We weren't even planning to file until at least mid-December...strange.
Is this standard practice? I guess I was expecting a follow-up meeting where we could really get down into the numbers and put together a real petition. This is kind of making me feel like I'm going pro-se, but I paid $1,800.00. Am I being ran through the "mill?"
Anyway, I plan to be asking a lot of questions, so thanks in advance for any help.

Question 1: Attorney wants Memorandum Title showing the dealer lien on my cars and amount owed for any vehicles in my name. Is this the "title" I received when I bought the car? And should I just provide current statements on the vehicles? Or do I contact the banks and ask them for updated memo titles?

Thanks,
Lefty

[lrprn]

Is this standard practice? I guess I was expecting a follow-up meeting where we could really get down into the numbers and put together a real petition.

After you've paid the retainer, then it's typical to get down to business. If you would prefer a face to face meeting to go over the figures, call the office and schedule one. It's perfectly fine to do that.

Question 1: Attorney wants Memorandum Title showing the dealer lien on my cars and amount owed for any vehicles in my name. Is this the "title" I received when I bought the car? And should I just provide current statements on the vehicles? Or do I contact the banks and ask them for updated memo titles?

Typically your lawyer wants to see the title free and clear to any car that you have paid off or the title that your lender is holding until your loan is paid off.

[demismom]

Our attorney did that, but she went by what I had taken her. I was VERY well prepared that day, just in case we hired her. She sent me a petition 3 different times, just to double check and make sure everything was accurate.

[leftyf]

Guess I better update with accurate numbers ASAP then and get it back to the office.

Where is the best place to get the creditor addresses that I should put on the petition and should I put every account on it's own line...(i.e. MBNA #1, MBNA #2 each should have their own row?)

[lrprn]

Where is the best place to get the creditor addresses that I should put on the petition

Off the bills they send and from your credit reports.

and should I put every account on it's own line...(i.e. MBNA #1, MBNA #2 each should have their own row?)

Not sure what you mean about "on their own row", but do list every single original creditor and their secondary collectors (if any) along with every mailing address you have for them.

[leftyf]

Thanks lrprn...I was wondering if I need to list all accounts under MBNA. For example,
MBNA #1 $30,000, MBNA #2 20,000 or can I just list MBNA $50,000? Also, do I read you right in that I should list the same debt twice if there is a collection agency trying to collect on the money also? I guess I'm getting into the nitty-gritty now.

[nc73]

Thanks lrprn...I was wondering if I need to list all accounts under MBNA. For example,
MBNA #1 $30,000, MBNA #2 20,000 or can I just list MBNA $50,000? Also, do I read you right in that I should list the same debt twice if there is a collection agency trying to collect on the money also? I guess I'm getting into the nitty-gritty now.

Well they both have different account numbers so list separately.
Agency should also be listed. All this is from the forms I received from my lawyer.