341 was today!
We arrived 45 minutes before our scheduled time. The doors were still locked to the courtroom. The trustee and his clerk arrived about one half hour later. We went in and took a seat in the gallery. He looked up at us and stated that we were a little early and that he could not begin, "until the creditors have arrived". (Thank Goodness for this forum or that alone may have gotten my mind going!) Instead, I took it as a little bit of atty/trustee humor. When he began, he addressed the gallery about being under oath and what an "asset" consists of and what his job is. (Again, no surprises thanks to the forum.)
We listened to a few cases before we were called. The first couple of cases were pro se and seemed to go smoothly.
Sworn in,
State your full names.
Did you fill out the forms yourselves?
Do you expect any significant differences in income taxes for 2010 compared to 2009?
Have you bought or sold any property in the last 3 years?
There was a man who had purchased a car just prior to the 341 in which there was a very brief discussion.
He asked a few people about their homes whether or not they were retaining or current.
Note: Most folks were wearing jeans and t- shirts. We dressed in "office casual". Court attire is just simply respectful regardless of why I am there IMHO.
When it came to our turn, the trustee swore us in, verified our id's and SS cards, asked our names, had we read and agreed to our petitions, were they correct and complete as per assets and creditors to the best of our knowledge, asked for bank statements and pay stubs, ( per our atty, we knew prior to court that the trustee wanted to see these so I had them ready) . He asked if either of us owed any child support or alimony. He asked, "Are there any creditors here? NO. Ok I see no assets, you are free to go. We said , "Thank You" and that was that. He didn't mention our taxes, our home, our cars, our employment none of that.
And.... as far as we could tell, and from what we witnessed, there were NO creditors present. Our TT seemed to have a good sense of humor and seemed friendly and approachable. ( I had to remind myself, cantbreathe, that TT is NOT your friend!) LOL
Nothing has changed yet on pacer but I assume we are now in the 60 day club. You're next ccsjoe!
We listened to a few cases before we were called. The first couple of cases were pro se and seemed to go smoothly.
Sworn in,
State your full names.
Did you fill out the forms yourselves?
Do you expect any significant differences in income taxes for 2010 compared to 2009?
Have you bought or sold any property in the last 3 years?
There was a man who had purchased a car just prior to the 341 in which there was a very brief discussion.
He asked a few people about their homes whether or not they were retaining or current.
Note: Most folks were wearing jeans and t- shirts. We dressed in "office casual". Court attire is just simply respectful regardless of why I am there IMHO.
When it came to our turn, the trustee swore us in, verified our id's and SS cards, asked our names, had we read and agreed to our petitions, were they correct and complete as per assets and creditors to the best of our knowledge, asked for bank statements and pay stubs, ( per our atty, we knew prior to court that the trustee wanted to see these so I had them ready) . He asked if either of us owed any child support or alimony. He asked, "Are there any creditors here? NO. Ok I see no assets, you are free to go. We said , "Thank You" and that was that. He didn't mention our taxes, our home, our cars, our employment none of that.
And.... as far as we could tell, and from what we witnessed, there were NO creditors present. Our TT seemed to have a good sense of humor and seemed friendly and approachable. ( I had to remind myself, cantbreathe, that TT is NOT your friend!) LOL
Nothing has changed yet on pacer but I assume we are now in the 60 day club. You're next ccsjoe!
341 on September 23 
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