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Costello Cooney & Fearon, PLLC

4.5
82 Reviews

  • Serving Grafton, NY and Rensselaer County, New York

  • Law Firm with 40 lawyers2 awards

  • Serving As Legal Counsel to Corporations & Individuals Across Syracuse & Central New York For Over 120 Years.

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Anthony R. Hanley
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Hacker Murphy LLP

4.8
53 Reviews

  • Serving Grafton, NY and Rensselaer County, New York

  • Law Firm with 16 lawyers2 awards

  • Top-Rated Albany, NY law firm established in 1898, focusing on litigation claims in upstate New York. We offer initial consultations at no charge.

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  • Free Consultation

  • Offers Video

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Cooper and Smith

4.8
1702 Reviews

  • Serving Grafton, NY and Rensselaer County, New York

  • Law Firm with 59 lawyers2 awards

  • Please come see us in New Providence for further clarification regarding the cases. Our Attorneys welcome all.

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  • Offers Video

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Fredd Smith III
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Are private student loans dischargeable in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or is 13 better?

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Answered by attorney Kevin W. Bruning (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at Bruning & Associates, P.C.
Unless you have a good reason otherwise to file bankruptcy now, I would wait and see if the student loan companies will pursue you for your daughter's student loans. When the primary borrower's liability is discharged in bankruptcy, lenders occasionally will write off the entire balance, not just the balance against the primary borrower. That said, the liability on these loans will still be out there for you, and if you come into money (inherit a house, win the lottery, etc.) you could lose it if they decide to continue the collection efforts against you.
Unless you have a good reason otherwise to file bankruptcy now, I would wait and see if the student loan companies will pursue you for your daughter's student loans. When the primary borrower's liability is discharged in bankruptcy, lenders occasionally will write off the entire balance, not just the balance against the primary borrower. That said, the liability on these loans will still be out there for you, and if you come into money (inherit a house, win the lottery, etc.) you could lose it if they decide to continue the collection efforts against you.
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How does one stop wage garnishment?

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Answered by attorney Dorothy G. Bunce (Unclaimed Profile)
Bankruptcy lawyer at A Fresh Start
There is no such thing as a best way to stop a wage garnishment. There are a number of choices and each comes with its own price tag. How much is the court judgment that led to the wage garnishment? What type of debt is the judgment for? Without more details, you might as well ask if it is better to order chicken or fish.
There is no such thing as a best way to stop a wage garnishment. There are a number of choices and each comes with its own price tag. How much is the court judgment that led to the wage garnishment? What type of debt is the judgment for? Without more details, you might as well ask if it is better to order chicken or fish.
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Will bankruptcy affect his case or should we postpone our wedding?

Christiaan Mauritz Van Niekerk
Answered by attorney Christiaan Mauritz Van Niekerk
Bankruptcy lawyer at Christiaan van Niekerk
No it will not affect it if you cannot make his first 341 hearing then he just needs to make the second one.
No it will not affect it if you cannot make his first 341 hearing then he just needs to make the second one.