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We are not a law firm, and writing to us creates no attorney-client relationship. We can’t answer questions about individual cases or debts. That means we can’t say whether you should file, which chapter fits, whether you qualify, whether a debt will be discharged, or what you will keep. We can’t recommend a lawyer, a credit counselling agency, a debt relief company or any other service, and we don’t refer anyone to one. Writing to us does not stop a deadline, a foreclosure sale, a garnishment or a lawsuit.
If you need help with your own situation, a bankruptcy lawyer can look at your case, and the Legal Services Corporation’s search finds legal aid offices it funds. If you have a court date or a court paper, contact the court named on it; many bankruptcy courts have self-help pages. The required credit counselling and debtor education courses must come from providers on the US Trustee Program’s approved lists; we don’t recommend any provider on them.
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