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Steven M. Simrin

  • 318 Harrison St., Ste. 102, Oakland, CA 94607-4133

Reiland & Reiland

  • Pleasanton, CA 94566-1490

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Carballo Law Offices

  • 777 Southland Dr., Ste. 250, Hayward, CA 94545

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Gonsalves & Kozachenko

  • 2201 Walnut Avenue, Suite 220, Fremont, CA 94538

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Marshall & Ramos, LLP

  • 350 Frank H. Ogawa Plz., Ste. 600, Oakland, CA 94612

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Law Offices of Manuel A. Juarez

  • 2143 Cedar Street, Suite 200, Berkeley, CA 94709

Law Offices of Leon H. Rountree III

  • 580 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610

Law Offices of Chung N. Phang

  • 405 14th St., Ste. 16, Oakland, CA 94612-2777

Robert Lowell Johnson

  • 38750 Paseo Padre Pkwy., Fremont, CA 94536-6135

Law Offices of Triano & Byrne

  • Berkeley, CA 94707-0489

Law Office of Timothy J. Fricker

  • 409 13th St., 17th Fl., Oakland, CA 94612

Shimea Anderson Law

  • 385 Grand Ave., Ste. 201, Oakland, CA 94610

Law Offices of James D. Wood

  • 1300 Clay St., Ste. 600, Oakland, CA 94612

R. Kingsbury Lane Corp.

  • 3657 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610-2009

Law Offices of Brian K. Ross

  • 1124 E. 14th Street, Suite B., San Leandro, CA 94577

Phillips Law Offices A Professional Corporation

  • 5700 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 340, Pleasanton, CA 94588-3150

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Law Office of Robert B. Jacobs

  • 2300 First Street, Suite 336, Livermore, CA 94550

Thomas Hogan Law Office

  • 1300 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland, CA 94612

Phillips Law Offices A Professional Corporation

  • 2807 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Gerard D. Launay

  • 2119 Addison St., Ste. A, Berkeley, CA 94704

Brian Hufford

  • 5870 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 210, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Marion's Inn LLP

  • 1611 Telegraph Ave., Ste. 707, Oakland, CA 94612-2145

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Rapson Law Offices

  • 318 San Carlos Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611

Doris Hale Slater

  • 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 506, Pleasanton, CA 94588

The Meridian Law

  • 39899 Balentine Dr., Ste. 200, Newark, CA 94560

Tracy Lynn Cybulski

  • 1801 Cambridge Dr., Alameda, CA 94501

The Law Office of Michael S. Martin

  • 4900 Hopyard Rd., Ste. 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Darya S. Druch Attorney at Law

  • 1 Kaiser Plz., Ste. 480, Oakland, CA 94612

Schmit Law Office

  • 456 Eighth Street, Oakland, CA 94607

Law Offices of Matthew M. Spielberg

  • 21855 Redwood Rd., Castro Valley, CA 94546

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Does this new company have to except the terms of the bankruptcy and us not reaffirming our mortgage?

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Answered by attorney Michael K. Elliott (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at Elliott Law Firm, P.C.
Since you did not reaffirm, the debt was discharged. It makes no difference who holds it. All are bound by the Discharge Order.
Since you did not reaffirm, the debt was discharged. It makes no difference who holds it. All are bound by the Discharge Order.

If you're in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, can you file a Chapter 7 instead?

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Answered by attorney Ellen Ann Brown (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at Brown & Seelye Attorneys at Law
That is possible depending on the were the income is at and the reasons for filing ch 13 and not ch 7 to begin with. You need to contact your attorney and make an appointment with them.
That is possible depending on the were the income is at and the reasons for filing ch 13 and not ch 7 to begin with. You need to contact your attorney and make an appointment with them.
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Can debt collector withdraw money from a bank account?

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Answered by attorney Sheryl Susan Graf (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at Law Offices of Sheryl S. Graf
A debt collector cannot process an electronic payment without an account holder's authorization. It sounds like your mother, a joint account holder, may have given them that authorization. If the amount of the transaction exceeded the authorization (i.e. the collector was authorized to take $50 but they took $600 instead), then the charge should be disputed with the bank immediately. Before going to the bank, your brother may want to check with Mom first to find out if she authorized the transaction. Someone had to have given the necessary bank account information to the debt collector! If it was Mom, your brother should ask Mom for repayment and possibly consider filing a lawsuit if she doesn't pay. The only way I can think of to prevent this from happening in the future is for you brother to close the joint account and open a new account in his name alone.
A debt collector cannot process an electronic payment without an account holder's authorization. It sounds like your mother, a joint account holder, may have given them that authorization. If the amount of the transaction exceeded the authorization (i.e. the collector was authorized to take $50 but they took $600 instead), then the charge should be disputed with the bank immediately. Before going to the bank, your brother may want to check with Mom first to find out if she authorized the transaction. Someone had to have given the necessary bank account information to the debt collector! If it was Mom, your brother should ask Mom for repayment and possibly consider filing a lawsuit if she doesn't pay. The only way I can think of to prevent this from happening in the future is for you brother to close the joint account and open a new account in his name alone.
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