Here’s what we usually need for our second meeting

My Be Happy form asks the information the bankruptcy court needs to approve your case. So we can “be happy.”

In a few minutes, we’ll send you a link to start on our Be Happy form. The Be Happy form is mostly bio information that we need to get your case approved.  (Please don’t budget too low on your food and clothing. And please do NOT stress about the bankruptcy value of your clothes and furniture.)

Please do not SKIP any questions.

Put NONE if the answer is none. If you don’t know, put DON’T KNOW.  If a question asks for a dollar amount you don’t know, put $999.99. Then we know to discuss. Try to be accurate on the budget, usually it doesn’t matter much but sometimes it does a lot.

We’ll get a credit report.

You have a legal right to get a free one at annualcreditreport.com. But we can save some steps and aggravation if we get one. We’ll send you a form, where you can allow us to get a credit report.. (We both get a copy.)

Look for an email from us to start on your Be Happy form.

We will set up document portals

We will also set up document portals for the required documents. Last two years’ taxes, seven months of pay stubs, your ID and Social Security card. If you are married and living together, I need your spouse’s paystubs, too. When that comes in, Vanessa will set up our next meeting.

Fine Print

I’m required to send you these fine-print notices.

This links to the way I calculate your Chapter 7 legal fee.  This is the price set by the court for Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.

Meet Vanessa, my paralegal.

Vanessa Hill, bankruptcy paralegal, has been with me for twenty-five years. Vanessa will schedule our next meeting as soon as we get all the required documents.