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What happens if you list a creditor in your bankruptcy case but, unknown to you, it sold the debt to a collection agency that you don't list?...
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Usually if you don'='t list a debt, it doesn't get discharged. An exception is if the creditor still learns about your case, on time....
Continue readingList all Creditors in Your Bankruptcy Case
If you don't list a debt in your bankruptcy case, and don't add it in on time, it may not be written off. So carefully include all debts....
Continue readingNon-Dischargeable Debts in Bankruptcy
Most debts get written off--discharged--in bankruptcy. The only ones that aren't are specifically listed in the Bankruptcy Code....
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Do you owe income taxes for the 2018 tax year AND already owe for one or more tax years? Chapter 13 may be an especially good tool for you....
Continue readingWriting Off or Discharging Debts in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
Bankruptcy is about writing off or discharging debts. The timing of discharge is quite different in Chapter 7 and 13; both are permanent....
Continue readingChallenging the Automatic Stay
A creditor might want to pay a claim through your insurance, or finish a lawsuit to establish that you got the debt through fraud....
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