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    For Those Contemplating Filing Pro Se

    Where I live, only the bk court offers free access to pacer. So I went down today. It was super nice and they've got at least a dozen terminals for the public to use.

    I had 4 names of different lawyers I've spoken with and pulled up all their cases and then went on from there. Opened tons of petitions and other various documents. Would have cost a fortune if I had done it from home. The searching was very easy too - for anyone wondering.

    It was so useful to see their different techniques and so very helpful to see how they are currently filling out the forms. I'll be going back one more time. But just doing this alone gave me a lot of confidence in going pro se.

    And also - the one woman attorney I thought I liked and was contemplating using had tons of 13s, and very few 7's. Now I know why our most recent conversation didn't give me warm fuzzies - it was because she really wasn't interested in doing my bk 7 - the 13s are where she makes her money.
    Filed Chapter 7 Pro-Se May 29, 2008
    341 July 1, 2008
    Discharged September 4, 2008
    Closed November 10, 2008 :-)

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    Wow, finding this free access is really creative and cool.

    Sounds like you're one of those folks who will be able to file pro se successfully.

    Good luck. Sounds like you're working well.

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      #3
      Danaf, way to go!!! Kudos on finding the free PACER access and doing your research!!! Yeah, those sample cases helped me *immensely*, and if your experience was like mine, as you go searching through attys and cases, the bad ones start sticking out like sore thumbs because the dismissals are there on the search page, one right after the other...

      Good for you!!!!
      Nolo Press book on filing Chapter 7, there are others too. (I have no affiliation with Nolo Press; just a happy customer.) Best wishes to you!

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        #4
        Glad you were able to find a free spot. I posted in another thread about checking libraries and courthouses.

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