cjl108 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I was speaking with someone and since I have no assets to speak of, they recommended going through a paralegal rather than an attourney... any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jeeptravel Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 My wife went through a paralegal before she met me on a custody issue and it was HORRIBLE. They totally screwed her and we are still paying for it, though it's almost over now that we have an attorney.That's my advice.Seriously though, since th paralegal wont sit and represent you in court, why not just do it yourself? I would say if that idea scares you . . . go the attorney route. We did and I have to tell you it was the smoothest thing you can imagine. People would say: "Oh you're filing BK, I'm so sorry" and we were thinking, this is easy with our attorney.If you want to file your no asset on your own, get the www.nolo.com book on do it yourself Bankruptcy. They are the BEST on do-it-yourself legal matters.Hang in, and good luck. BK sucks no matter how you slice it. But the good news is, if you do it right, it gets better in time . . . a lot better.jt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRDTNogood Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Please don't bag on ALL PARALEGALS. I know that in my office, I draft motions, interrogs, points and authorities, letters etc., and my senior signs off on them. Some Paralegals know their stuff, and as long as they are only "assisting" you with document preparation, I don't see anything wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocDon Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I can't see paying an attorney all that money just for filling out the forms - especially in a no-asset case....All the forms are available online as well as the instructions for filling them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anisah_H Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 I can't see paying an attorney all that money just for filling out the forms - especially in a no-asset case....All the forms are available online as well as the instructions for filling them out.Can you give me a website or websites for forms and instructions please, DocDon?Thanks!Anisah in NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadynRed Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 First of all, bankruptcy is NOT SIMPLE, the law is very complicated. There are all kinds of things that can go wrong, even with a paralegal, and a paralegal can NOT practice law. If something DOES go wrong, the paralegal can't bail you out, you'd have to hire a lawyer. One wrong entry on your schedules can endanger your case, its not worth the risk.Buy the NOLO book on How to File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and read it from cover to cover before you put a single thing on a form ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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