Huron, CA Bankruptcy Law Firms & Lawyers

Call an Bankruptcy attorney first and depending on where you live, he/she will tell you what you need to get together. A basis list would be a complete list of all of your debts and assets, 6 months of paycheck stubs or bank statements and your tax returns for the last 3 years.

You can discharge debts related to a divorce/separation as long as they are not considered a domestic support obligation or owed to, or on behalf of,  the former spouse or child.  For example, if you are ordered to pay the attorney's fees of your (ex) spouse, those would not be dischargeable, at least not in a Chapter 7 case. However, any debt that is incurred without the intent to repay is subject to being determined to be not dischargeable if the creditor timely brings an objection, and prevails at trial in proving fraud. An experienced bankruptcy attorney can explain how to properly present these facts in the best light to the bankruptcy court.

You are entitled to a homestead exemption if it makes sense to do one. If you do use it, you lose out on the 25k wildcard exemption. So this is not something you can make up on the fly. Furthermore, your questions does not make sense because if your father received a discharge, what does any of that matter now?