Question Will they find it?

[damooster]

I'm not trying to be deceitful, I'm just wondering if I need to file an amendment.

I finished filling in my forms last Wednesday. The next day (Thursday) I received a student loan stipend check from my school. I cashed it at a local check cashing place because I have a new bank account, and the bank holds all deposit checks for a week before releasing the funds. I filed my paperwork that Friday, and signed Friday's date on the forms. I forgot to add that student loan stipend cash as cash on hand.

I want to file an amendment but I'm not sure if it's going to be worth the headache or appearance of fraud. I don't have the money any more (I spent it on school supplies and stuff). Can the court find that I cashed a check at the check cashing place somehow?

What would you do?

Thanks.

[justbroke]

Did you file pro se?

You may want to wait for your 341 Meeting and if the Trustee asks if you anything changed or you received money, then you just answer truthfully.

How much are we talking about anyhow? (Noting that you could probably exempt it anyhow.)

[damooster]

Did you file pro se?

You may want to wait for your 341 Meeting and if the Trustee asks if you anything changed or you received money, then you just answer truthfully.

How much are we talking about anyhow? (Noting that you could probably exempt it anyhow.)

I did file pro se. The check was for $645.

[justbroke]

I did file pro se. The check was for $645.

Do you know if you have any "wildcard" exemptions leftover? Worse case, is that when the Trustee asks about that, you can say, yes you received a check... and that you will file a modification to your Schedules to exempt the amount.

[musicbum]

I was under the impression that student aid was exempt, at least under Schedule I in California.

[justbroke]

We don't have an exemption for student aid, that I can find, in Florida. California may be one of the more "liberal" States in that area (pun intended).