Berclair, TX Bankruptcy Law Firms & Lawyers

You should consult with an attorney on the divorce and financial issues now. If she bankrupts you will still be liable on our personal as well as joint debts. She will be potentially discharged on the joint debts.

You can file bankruptcy, but if your divorce is final, you can't file jointly with your ex spouse. Your marriage must be legally in effect on the day you file, even if your divorce goes through on the following day.

Since Chapter 13 means that you'll have a relationship with your attorney for the next five years, I'd recommend that you find a new attorney that is more responsive to your needs. It might not cost you anything, by failing to communicate with you (it's obviously BS that an email was sent that you didn't receive, there is no such thing as a lost email), didn't get your schedules filed on time and didn't fully and completely explain the schedules he wanted you to sign and didn't explain what will happen in a Chapter 13 - he's violated the requirements of a bankruptcy attorney. I recommend that you tell him that you're going to get a new attorney and demand that he refund everything that he paid you. When you ask for a refund, tell him that if you don't have your money back today, you'll file a complaint with the US Trustee's office. The US Trustee's office is responsible for policing bankruptcy attorneys and he knows (or at least every competent attorney knows) that he's screwed this up and the US Trustee will force him to repay your fees and possibly cause him additional problems.