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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is a liquidation bankruptcy and will allow you to discharge all or most of your unsecure debt with in four to six months. Unsecured debt can include: hospital bills, credit card debt and unsecure personal loans.
A trustee is assigned to your bankruptcy case and will sell your non-exempt possessions and [...]

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is called a “liquidation” bankruptcy. It is the most common, least expensive and quickest way to discharge your personal debt. After filing your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy petition, the Illinois bankruptcy court will assign a trustee who will work with you to sell your assets and use the proceeds from the sale to [...]

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Ohio will require the liquidation of some of your assets to pay your creditors. Contact an Ohio bankruptcy lawyer to find out what you can keep if you file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.

Stopping foreclosure proceedings on your home should be a top priority. A bankruptcy attorney can help you keep your home and avoid foreclosure. Owning your own home has always been part of the American dream. Sometimes unforeseen circumstances can lead you to fall behind on mortgage payments, including a medical crisis, loss of employment, divorce [...]

A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy is used to discharge unsecured debts. Credit cards and medical bill are the most common unsecured debts. Their are several other debts that are unsecured like cars that have been reposed, apartments that you broke the lease on, cell phone contracts that you could not pay. The Chapter 7 does [...]

When a Debtor is preparing to file for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it is important to know if they have lived in the state of Texas for the last two years. The significance of this determines if the bankruptcy attorney is able to use federal exemptions or if they have to use state exemptions [...]

Once you have completed the Meeting of creditors and the second online course, the financial management course, you are on your way to a Chapter 7 discharge. The Chapter 7 discharge comes about two months after the meeting of creditors and the bankruptcy courts will automatically mail out the discharge to the individual debtors.
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The Chapter 7 meeting of creditors is similar to the Chapter 13 meeting of creditors, for the exception that it is not an all day event. The debtor will receive a notice of the bankruptcy courts letting them know the date and time of their meeting. The debtor will appear to their Chapter [...]

When you have been in your Chapter 13 bankruptcy for a while and you decide you can’t afford it any longer, you must contact your bankruptcy attorney to see what our options are.
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