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Under either chapter 7 bankruptcy or chapter 13 bankruptcy, you must list all of the people that you owe money to.  This includes credit cards that you want to keep, friends that lent you money, family members that lent you money and anybody else that you owe.  The one exception to this would be with regard to credit cards that have a zero balance.  If you have a zero balance, then technically you do not owe any money; therefore, that creditor does not have to be listed.  However, I want to cautious you that you are likely to receive a letter from that credit card company terminating your charging privileges going forward.  So don’t plan on being able to keep any type of credit card after + Click Here For Read More

Each case is different.  Under Chapter7 bankruptcy, the debtor gets a fresh start.  Under chapter 13 bankruptcy, the creditors get paid a certain percentage on the dollar over a three to five-year payment plan. The reason why one person would have to back a creditor and another would not is based on equity, income, assets and liabilities.  Let’s take the case of someone who has disposable income per month in excess of their expenses.  That person is typically going to be required to file a chapter 13 and put all of his or her disposable income each month towards a chapter 13 repayment plan which could last anywhere from 3 to 5 years.  If, on the other hand, you have someone who does not + Click Here For Read More