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Q. I live in Massachussets. My girlfriend thinks she need a lawyer to file for bankruptcy and says she has to pay her lawyer $1,000 to file for bankruptcy. This seems pretty ridiculous since she doesn't even have enough money to pay the lawyer. Can't she just file herself or get inexpenive assistance ?

A. -It's not legally required to hire a lawyer, but it is advisable. Look around for low cost clinics that might help. Is there a lawschool nearby? They might have something like that. Or you could check Nolo Press's book on how to do your own bankr

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