<html><body> <DIV>As a lawyer, I have to heartily recommend Nolo Press as a good introduction, In simple matters, like non-contested divorces or small claims cases, it is all you need. Bankruptcy is probably a different matter. It is a highly technical field. Folks should at least have an attorney specializing in bankruptcy review the papers before they are filed.  Folks filing Chapter 13 should really retain a lawyer as it is filled with minefields for the unwary. Steve</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- > > Agreed. Can't hurt to be informed. But you have to > take a do-it-yourself book for what it is worth, which > is sort of off-the-shelf legal advice. jks > > --- Andy F <ANDYF274@YAHOO.COM>wrote: > > > > --- Wojtek Sokolowski <SOKOL@JHU.EDU>wrote: > > > > > I wholeheartedly second. The costs are minimal, > > > speaking from experience. > > > > Also speaking from experience, I strongly suggest > > checking out the Nolo Press books on do-it-yourself > > Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankrupcty whether you hire > > a > > lawyer or not. > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > ___________________________________ > > > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ___________________________________ > http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>