I have received a summons to collections court while recovering from homelessness. I hate to ask for help, but we really need it. Filing for bankruptcy is going to be $2550.
I put the full story on my GFM, but the condensed version is:
Escaped abusive home situation, out of state friend gave me the boot, and lost just about everything in an apartment flood. Exhausted all of my credit to motel expenses while I looked for housing assistance/a new place. Lived in a motorhome for a bit, and my senior ESA got deathly ill.
I found a new place, but haven’t been able to get bankruptcy assistance because they are at capacity. Senior ESA now needs immediate care, and I received a summons to collections court yesterday. I have 30 days to get bankruptcy filed before I go to court, have my SSDI payments garnished, and risk homelessness again.
I tried to list what expenses I need immediately, and as accurately as I can. I intend to update as anything progresses, to keep everyone in the loop, and so you know where your money is going.
GFM takes about a week to go through, on average, so if you would be comfortable with either of the other electronic payments above, they’d go through immediately so that I can get Apollo the care he needs needs.
I know that times are hard for so many of us right now, so please don’t feel bad if you can’t contribute right now. Your support means the world to me, regardless.
also, if anyone has questions or needs clarification on anything, please feel free to ask! the brain fog has been awful, so i wouldn’t be surprised if i neglected to mention something important lol
so happy it's treatable! my contribution is still coming but my bank blocked my transfer after I paid all my bills so I'm just waiting for the bank to finish it's routine server maintenance. just didn't want you to fret since I mentioned last night i'd help!
Do you have ko-fi? I don't know about time frames on it but (even though it uses paypal) it doesn't have as many international fees for non-business payments as paypal (which are horrifying)
as for the financial situation, i have taken the first course required before i can begin to file for bankruptcy. it allowed me to register so that i could finish the one on one consultation and receive the certificate for free...
this was back in Wednesday, and it was supposed to take two business days, but I’ve yet to receive further notification... hoping it will come through tomorrow
ok, so update... according to the attorney I spoke to, I would need to pay $2200 attorney fees + ~$350 filing fees UP FRONT and can’t file with them until all fees are paid
gotta just hold out and see what happens, i guess. i will call around some more and see if i can maybe find someone willing to do lower attorney fees tho i expect it’s a going rate for the area sort of thing
i hate how our systems just penalize the poor over and over again for being poor but also so proud of you for being proactive and trying to find a way to get a handle on this mess.
Venmo: @ hey5eyes | PayPal: @ SageWilde1
I have received a summons to collections court while recovering from homelessness. I hate to ask for help, but we really need it. Filing for bankruptcy is going to be $2550.
Escaped abusive home situation, out of state friend gave me the boot, and lost just about everything in an apartment flood. Exhausted all of my credit to motel expenses while I looked for housing assistance/a new place. Lived in a motorhome for a bit, and my senior ESA got deathly ill.