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| Get A Fresh Financial Start Now | | Bankruptcy
will discharge, or wipe out, almost all unsecured debts or financial obligations. You will have a FRESH START in life unburdened
by past debts. From the moment you file your case with the court, all of your creditors are prohibited from starting or continuing
any court actions or collections efforts of any kind against you. They can't contact you or try to collect from you by telephone,
letters, personal contact, garnishment, seizure or threats of seizure of property. |
| Chapter 7 Bankruptcy | When individuals consider
bankruptcy, there are basically two directions in which they can go. One is a Chapter 7, what is traditionally known as straight
bankruptcy. The purpose of Chapter 7 is to discharge as much debt as possible in order to obtain a fresh start. Most credit
card debts, medical bills, collections and general unsecured debts are discharged in bankruptcy. Types of debt that will not
go away in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy are recent taxes, spousal maintenance and child support, willful injury to persons or property,
criminal restitution or court fines, student loans and debts that have been incurred by fraud. A Chapter 13 case may be filed
to deal with these types of debts.
When you have collateralized or secured debt in a Chapter 7 case, such as a
house payment or a car payment, you can choose to continue paying the debt to keep the collateral or surrender the collateral
and pay no more. Also, you will keep all of your unencumbered property that is exempt under the bankruptcy code. In most cases,
you keep all of your property and wipe out your debts in a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. |
| Chapter 13 Debt Consolidation | | Chapter 13 reorganization
proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code give you relief from creditor pressure while at the same time providing a fair method
to repay all or a percentage of debts over a three to five year period of time. You make a monthly payment to the Chapter
13 Trustee and the payment amount is based on your ability to pay. Chapter 13 is very useful to stop repossession of vehicles
or foreclosure of homes and stops all interest on credit card debts and other unsecured obligations. Chapter 13 allows individuals
to pay their debts at a rate they can afford. Many debts are discharged when the plan is completed. |
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