Recent content by Davidca

What is the name of your state? California I live in an 80 year old 4-unit building in San Francisco. The only apartment in the building with a smoker is below me and for the most part, he smokes on the sidewalk. However, he will quite often light up in his apartment or in the step area...

What is the name of your state? California I have a roommate who I met about 4 months before she moved in. She was obviously pregnant and told me she was going to give up the child for adoption. I new I was going to be looking for a roommate and when the subject came up, she expressed interest...

What is the name of your state? California I am starting a business which I can run by myself except I need to find someone to make a complicated website for me. Eventually I will incorporate but currently, the business is filed as a Sole Proprietorship. Do I have to incorporate if I can get a...

What is the name of your state? California I am starting a business which I can run by myself except I need to find someone to make a complicated website for me. Eventually I will incorporate but currently, the business is filed as a Sole Proprietorship. Do I have to incorporate if I can get a...

What is the name of your state? Calif I sued a guy in Arizona in small claims court. He ripped me off in 2003. Most of my expenses (court/legal costs) were in 2004. I won in 2004. I collected in 2005. My questions are : 1) Are these court/legal expenses tax deductible? 2) If not, can I...

What is the name of your state? California I am trying to figure out how to arrange my taxes to include the bk Ch7 I just finished. Does anyone know how often a (or which - MBNA, AMEX, etc.) credit card companies report dissolution of debt to the IRS?

What is the name of your state? Ca So, my BK is just about done. How does one rebuild credit? Any good secured cards you know of? (not Providian too much bad word of mouth - and not Capital One - they stopped offering in the USA).

What is the name of your state? California Does a stipulation have to assign judgment or can it be worded such that judgment is put on hold and if the money is paid off, then the case is dropped and no judgment entered?

What is the name of your state? California So I took a cash advance on a credit card 4 months before filing chapter 7. All the dept in my bk has been discharged except this credit card which filed suit. I made a deal to pay part of the amount of cash advance and they sent me a Stipulation of...

What is the name of your state? California Is there a law stating that one can work anywhere they want and employers cannot restrict employment even if an employment contract is signed that states I can not work for a competitor for 6 months after termination? If so, do you know where I could...

What is the name of your state? California Here is my situation....questions to follow. All my debt has been discharged under chapter 7 except one MBNA credit card. I had an adversary hearing aginst MBNA but all we did was set a court date. I took a cash advance of about $4000 on my...

Post Adversary Hearing and Pre-Trial Questions What is the name of your state? California So, all my debt has been dissolved EXCEPT for one credit card company who is disputing about $4000 in cash advances I made 4 months prior to my declaring chapter 7. I said in my reply that the attorney...

Out of curiosity, They are going to ask me all these types of questions...what if I take the 5th ammendment and dont say anything? Will the judge get annoyed and grant judgement for the credit card company or will the credit card company have to actually prove something on their own rather than...

Thanks Lady in Red. Dont know what I would do without you.

OK, so getting off our soap boxes, I know they are objecting but what does the LAW say? Can someone PLEASE answer my original two questions?