Can fees for services owed to a lawyer be discharged like any other debt under bk7? In this case they are older fees from another matter, not bk related, the situation is amicable, the lawyer is not willing to pursue them, but a discharge would offer a final resolution and might offer the attorney some benefit like a tax write-off?
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Yes they can be discharged. Not sure if it would benefit the attorney. -
Hi willdufauve,
Yup, attorney fees are discharged like any other...that is why BK attorneys want their $$ up front
Include it in the BK, best to tie up all the loose ends.
Hope you have been able to dig your way out of that last storm!
Tom in ColoCh7 filed 5/12/2010.....341 meeting 6/30/2010....report of no distribution 8/15/2010.....discharged 10/01/2010.....closed 11/09/2010Comment
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No tax write-off for the attorney, however they will not have to claim the money that you don't pay them as income.Originally posted by willdufauve View Post
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I'll try that line at the gas station next time I get the tank filled. ;-)Originally posted by frogger View Post....they will not have to claim the money that you don't pay them as income.Comment
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