We are planning on filing for Chapter 7 next month here in California. We are above the median but pass the means test. My brother in law just came into some cash and sent us a gift of 5k. Is this going to be considered as income and mess up our ability to do chapter 7? I have a call into our lawyer...

And I mean the most meaningful, useful, etc. Not the most extravagant.

I need help picking out gifts for my in-laws and of course DH is of no help. I am particularly interested in what you would get for your in-laws, or what you have received and loved from your children (by marriage or...

With the holidays coming up...I'm trying to aviod any problems with BK7. Planning to file in 8mths. Looking at the stack of paperwork the attorney gave me there is a question about gifts. Can someone please help me decifer this...

"List all gifts or charitable contributions made...

the only thing that the trustee really questioned was that i gave my daughter my jeep 1 1/2 years ago for her 16th birthday... but she didn't go to have the title transferred until 7/09... sold it 9/09 for $4300. Because she had waited to transfer the title because she didn't have the money, they were...

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Our petion for CH. 7 was filed today. The only "RED FLAG" my attourney saw was the fact that over a year ago we bought our daughter a refrigerator when hers went out. (did I mention that she has 5 kids-3 in diapers and 1 w/special needs). Then last summer before we even thought...