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If you have missed payments on your Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, you need to deal with the situation immediately to avoid the trustee dismissing your case. There are options to help you get back on track.
→ Read MoreWhen you enter into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you create a repayment plan that is approved by both the court and by the creditors. You can pay off your bankruptcy plan early, but whether it’s a good idea or not will depend on several factors.
→ Read MoreYes, you can convert a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case to Chapter 7 bankruptcy at any time, for any reason, as long as you qualify for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. You cannot avoid the qualifications for filing a Chapter 7 simply by converting a Chapter 13.
→ Read MoreA proof of claim tells the Bankruptcy Court how much a debtor owes a creditor at the time the bankruptcy case is filed. The proof of claim establishes what remedies, if any, you as a creditor will be afforded during a bankruptcy action.
→ Read MoreWhen you file for bankruptcy, you must list all debts on the appropriate forms. Failure to do so can negatively affect your bankruptcy filing, in some cases resulting in the filing being dismissed and in other instances resulting in the debts you failed to list simply not being discharged.
→ Read MoreIt may be possible to keep a credit card after your bankruptcy case is filed and/or discharged. Whether or not you may do this depends on what the credit card company is willing to do and on whether you have any money to put towards your debt.
→ Read MoreFiling for bankruptcy automatically protects the debtor by providing him with an automatic stay. An automatic stay means the debtor or debtors filing for bankruptcy are legally protected from creditors attempting to collect on what is owed to them. This automatic stay remains in effect, protecting the debtor, until the bankruptcy case is officially discharged, meaning it has gone through court and is considered official.
→ Read MoreThe defendant’s bankruptcy acts as an automatic stay of any civil lawsuit against him in every court or administrative agency. Ordinarily, the defendant’s attorney will file a Suggestion of Bankruptcy that alerts the court and other parties to this fact.
→ Read MoreA utility company may not shut off service solely because you file bankruptcy or because you owe them money at the time you file bankruptcy. However, if you or the bankruptcy trustee does not give them an adequate deposit or other assurance of payment within 20 days after filing, the Bankruptcy Code allows them to shut off service.
→ Read MoreWhat property you will lose and what you may keep in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case depends on your state’s law and the types of exemptions, like wildcard exemptions, available in your jurisdiction.
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