Ch.7 Anxiety - Gambling

I recently finished paying my BK attorney for a chapter 7 filing. I make $64k a year in California and the median income is 76k for a household of one in California I believe. Long story short I had a horrible lapse of judgement back in June 27th and went to the casino where I spiraled and withdrew $1,000 in one night, and of course I lost it all (the withdrawal clearly says the name of the casino on my statement) . I beat myself up so much that night cause the reason I am filing for bankruptcy is because I have been in a horrible financial situation for almost a year now and gambling is part of my story. Since I just finished paying my attorney I’m getting the sense that he’s getting the ball rolling with everything he’s requesting. I will be calling him over the week to discuss this dumb moment I had. My question is if he tells me he wants to file at the end of September , how much will a trustee scrutinize this withdrawal from the casino. I am not trying to hide this I will be honest but I am worried this will over complicate my case. Again I’ve been beating myself every day since that night so I really appreciate any constructive insight to this.

Posted Aug 31, 2025, 12:26 AM UTC

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