Norma, NJ Bankruptcy Law Firms & Lawyers

You have asked this question before and it still is not clear what the facts really are. Unfortunately, the timing of the facts are crucial. Here is what you need to explain. Are you the party being sued over the employment lawsuit? Or are you the person who wants to sue your employer? Did the events that give rise to the lawsuit happen before or after you filed bankruptcy in 2010? A suit against you in which the misconduct claim occurred before you filed bankruptcy would be covered by your bankruptcy discharge, whereas a suit you bring against an employer for misconduct that occurred before you filed bankruptcy would belong to your bankruptcy estate and the proceeds would be shared by your creditors. If this matter entirely happened after your bankruptcy was filed, your bankruptcy has nothing to do with this suit.

Whether or not it will mess up your bankruptcy depends on how the car is treated in your Plan, and whether the plan has been Confirmed yet. You may have it structured so the car is being paid through the plan, or it may be listed as pay-direct. The car may have unexempt equity which then was required to be calculated into your Unsecured Creditors Pool. There are several other factors as well.

It must absolutely be turned over to the court - no question about what to do here everything you own (right down to your underwear) is an asset of the bankruptcy estate prior to the discharge, even if its acquired during the dependency of the case.