My husband and I recently moved in with his dad and family so my husband could leave his awful job, and we could save money towards buying a house. Were paying $550 a month in rent to them. They've just told us they are filing for bankruptcy and are asking us to fill out a form declaring that we are making a monthly contribution of $800. Now, we definitely are not going to agree to perjure ourselves by lying about the amount (plus I figure the amount of income they can show, including our contribution, will affect what they're expected to pay - so inflating that can't help them get through this), but I see the form also says we're agreeing to contribute the specified amount for as long as they are in bankruptcy. So, even if we were to move, it seems we would have committed ourselves to this.

I'm really uncomfortable making any decision without more information, but have had no luck finding any info on this so far. We're in California - does anyone have experience in a similar situation, know about California personal bankruptcy law, or have any idea were I could find more info?

Any input would be greatly appreciated. :(

EDIT: To be absolutely clear, we will not be signing anything untrue; we will NOT commit perjury (that part is not in question)

EDIT: I do not think my husband's dad and his wife are trying to do anything malicious or deliberately put us in a bad spot - his dad is not good at handling money and I don't know that he fully understands the implications of all this either.

EDIT: Going to sleep. If I can manage to sleep now. I'm so damn stressed/bummed out. We've worked so hard to figure out how to manage our money (we were dumb in college and built credit debt). I've spent the last year learning to manage our money, budgeting, building savings and planning for the future etc... being an adult fucking sucks sometimes.

EDIT: We are not signing that paper. My husband and I just looked at each other and finally said that out loud. We both feel a bit better just saying it. We will gladly sign something that states what we are currently paying in rent, but we are not signing anything claiming we are committing to paying any amount monthly for the duration of the bankruptcy. We aren't doing that, so we won't sign anything saying we are. I'll keep checking here - advise is helping. I guess I mostly needed a sanity check.