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Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: Ouch ()
Date: December 01, 2012 06:19PM

Anyone have a general idea on how much it costs to file bankruptcy in Fairfax?

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: asdfasdfadsfsdfasdftweekin ()
Date: December 01, 2012 09:14PM

its free, cuz your broke

- thinkbox in

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: Ouch ()
Date: December 02, 2012 10:38AM

Funny, I was quoted a lot and my response was "I'm broke"...so let me rephrase the question. Can someone recommend an affordable bankruptcy attorney in Fairfax.

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: JD ()
Date: December 02, 2012 01:40PM

Ouch Wrote:
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> Funny, I was quoted a lot and my response was "I'm
> broke"...so let me rephrase the question. Can
> someone recommend an affordable bankruptcy
> attorney in Fairfax.


Are you trying to understand the options, or have you decided between Chapter 7 and 13? In either case I would suggest contact John Bevis - his office is on Judicial Drive across from the ADC. Costs for a Chapter 13 should be around $3500, but you do not need to pay this upfront since attorney fees get rolled into your repayment plan.

For what it's worth, you can file 'pro se' (not exactly sure of the Latin translation, but it means that you are filing without an attorney) and save yourself some money. The filing fee is around $300 and most people should be able to fill out the basic forms in a long afternoon if most of your debt is from credit cards, personal loans and a mortgage. The instructions and other information can be found at http://www.vaeb.uscourts.gov/.

From what I have read, Chapter 7 is "easier" and you get a more or less clean slate, but at a heavy personal cost. If you have a job and can support a repayment plan, then Chapter 13 seems like the better route.

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: sunnydeez ()
Date: December 07, 2012 04:05AM

Hey Ouch,

I'm in the same situation as you trying to shop around I checked some ads on craiglist usually worth $1000. But if you find something better please let me know asap!

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: j.p. morgan ()
Date: December 07, 2012 08:30AM

Am I seeing an uptick in home foreclosures listed in the newspaper lately?

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: youwalkaway ()
Date: December 07, 2012 09:17AM

If it's just the house, being foreclosed then:

http://www.youwalkaway.com/

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: JD ()
Date: December 07, 2012 09:21AM

sunnydeez Wrote:
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> Hey Ouch,
>
> I'm in the same situation as you trying to shop
> around I checked some ads on craiglist usually
> worth $1000. But if you find something better
> please let me know asap!


You found someone to do your bankruptcy filing for $1000? Good luck with that. While the paperwork may be correctly filled out, you are not going to get much advice and may regret this decision in 12-18 months. Like I mentioned before, if you can read basic English I would try to file pro se and save the money. Otherwise, a reputable attorney is going to charge $3000-3500 for a Chapter 13 and $1500-2000 for a Chapter 7.

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: Pat ()
Date: December 08, 2012 04:51PM

http://robertweed.com/ Try Robert Weed. He has several locations, but none in Fairfax. 703-335-7793

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: broke one ()
Date: December 08, 2012 09:30PM

if you are going chapter 7 and you dont have a house or car payments just credit cards, ask the lawyer for a qote then tell them it is to high. it is easy money for them under above circumsatance. they will maybe negotiate fee with you. stay away from atty weeds bk mill

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Re: Bankruptcy in Fairfax - Estimates?
Posted by: GtYLx ()
Date: December 09, 2012 12:03AM

Pat Wrote:
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> http://robertweed.com/ Try Robert Weed. He has
> several locations, but none in Fairfax.
> 703-335-7793


More expensive than many others.

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