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bankruptcy filing in arizona paralegal vs. attorney?
Question by Angel horse: bankruptcy filing in arizona paralegal vs. attorney?
Curious if anyone has an experience that may persuade me one way or another based on positve or negative experiences. A paralegal is like half the cost and lets face it if I am considering bankruptcy I have less money to hire/spend. On one hand I believe a paralegal to be just as competent as an attorney and most do the lion’s share of work in law firms and then the attorneys comb over their work and sign off. But does an attorney offer any more protection than a paralegal, for instance from a trustee and their digging or at charge off or have more guarantees in a bankruptcy. Or is a bunch of hype.
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Filing bankruptcy (lawyer or paralegal?)?
Question by Steve Huffman: Filing bankruptcy (lawyer or paralegal?)?
I am trying to figure out which route to go. I owe over 30 Thousand in debt and at the moment I don’t own any property besides a car I bought for $ 1,000 a year ago (1997 Chevy) I don’t have a job currently due to be laid off and on unemployment. I due have income tax which is about 2000 (The lawyer I talked to is charging 1000 + 300 in court fees) so that would be all my money… How hard is it going the paralegal way? Is it a for sure thing my bankruptcy will go through? Is the lawyer a better choice? need help!?
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Answer by MKD
Get an attorney. When we filed BK we thought that there would be no problems. Ours was not difficult,or so we thought. We had creditors who started to file suit against us after we filed. One credit card company kept sending us to collection agencies-they did this twice. He needed to step in and write a few letters. Things can go wrong and you only have one chance to make it right.
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When it comes to filing bankruptcy,can a paralegal do the same thing a lawyer can do?
Question by amanda: When it comes to filing bankruptcy,can a paralegal do the same thing a lawyer can do?
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Answer by michr
NO
they can NOT represent you and they can NOT offer any legal advice………
anyone can actually fill out the forms and file the papers, you can even do that your self… you pay an attorney for their advice, knowledge, expertise, their representation before the trustee, and to deal with your creditors so that you don’t have to…………..
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