ritterwoman
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA
My husband and I filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy 04/2010. After going over our finances our lawyer said we had to go through chapter 13. We are now paying back a percentage as agreed upon by the court. There are 2 issues following though. First, we received a letter earlier this year saying because our cars will be paid off in 2012, they have doubled our payment starting next March. Well, we both still have 2 1/2 years to pay on our cars. We notified our lawyer who said he will fix it, but then he sent us a letter saying he couldn't fix it. The 2nd issue is, we were told to contact our lawyer after our court date if there was any change to our income. Well, my hours have been cut to 32.5 hours a week, and I will not receive any raises at my job since I have hit the ceiling for raises in my position. We have documentation for this. My husband called our lawyer on Thursday and his assistant said he would call us back that afternoon. He has not called us back. We also found out our lawyer is getting a percentage of what we are paying back. What can we do?? Please help!!
My husband and I filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy 04/2010. After going over our finances our lawyer said we had to go through chapter 13. We are now paying back a percentage as agreed upon by the court. There are 2 issues following though. First, we received a letter earlier this year saying because our cars will be paid off in 2012, they have doubled our payment starting next March. Well, we both still have 2 1/2 years to pay on our cars. We notified our lawyer who said he will fix it, but then he sent us a letter saying he couldn't fix it. The 2nd issue is, we were told to contact our lawyer after our court date if there was any change to our income. Well, my hours have been cut to 32.5 hours a week, and I will not receive any raises at my job since I have hit the ceiling for raises in my position. We have documentation for this. My husband called our lawyer on Thursday and his assistant said he would call us back that afternoon. He has not called us back. We also found out our lawyer is getting a percentage of what we are paying back. What can we do?? Please help!!