how could someone give a thumbs down to Seraphia relating her life story???
Marsha
I did, as the timeline seems unrealistic with from the eviction to the bankruptcy within two weeks of being widowed. Someone is not going to pay for a bankruptcy or even have the time to give the paperwork to a lawyer when they need a place to live.
*sigh* I didn't know I would have to go into so much detail. The start up paperwork for a bankruptcy is done for nearly nothing (I think it was $20, or it might have been even waived, it's been a while) that's just a tiny token to 'hire' the lawyer. The business my husband had started up was new and I knew I could not pay what was due. The bankruptcy court case was completed and paid for nearly four months later. And I'm sure it was the cheapest the lawyer ever charged because I've never heard of anyone paying as little as I did. But once the preliminary paperwork is filled out your creditors know you have filed and cannot harass you. You, therefore, are already bankrupt and have proof in the proceedings, i.e. unpaid bills that you have proof you are unable to pay and a lawyer to back you up. I thought maybe the lawyer also would have information that I didn't have as to an avenue of help.
I'm sorry if you don't think that would be important. But talking to a lawyer should be one of the first things you do. In fact it's foolish to not do so. I take being homeless very seriously, and needed to know my rights -- the most important was whether the state could take my son away.
The lawyer could have sent me to a shelter -- but the only one was for battered women, and like it or not in this world, after a phone call, I was not eligible.