Is Your Business Eligible to File Bankruptcy?
Question #1 for cleaning up financially after a failed business: can the business file a bankruptcy without you? Question #2: should it?
Who’s Who in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
It sure helps in understanding the two main bankruptcy options if you know the cast of characters in each one.
The Usually Easy to Answer First Question for Your Bankruptcy Attorney
In deciding between Chapter 7 and 13, get this question out of the way right away: "Can I keep everything I own if I file a Chapter 7 case?"
A Rule of Thumb about Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13
If you qualify for both Chapter 7 and 13, look closely at how much you'd be helped by Chapter 13 before choosing Chapter 7 merely because it's simpler.
The Most Important Choice in Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 costs much more than Chapter 7, takes about 10 times as long, so you do a Chapter 7 if possible, right?
Debt Limits in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies
Too much debt can disqualify you from filing under Chapter 13.
I Make Too Much for Chapter 7, Owe Too Much for Chapter 13, So Now What Do I Do?
If you don't qualify for either Chapter 7 or 13, do you have to do a very expensive Chapter 11 reorganization? Or could you still qualify after all?
Help! I Just Filed My Taxes on October 15, Owe a Lot, and Hear that Chapter 13 Can Help a Lot
"Straight" Chapter 7 bankruptcy can give some relief for dealing with your back and current income taxes, but Chapter 13 can help so much more.
Help! I Need to File Bankruptcy But Already Did One a Few Years Ago
If you need bankruptcy protection but already filed a bankruptcy case within the last few years, you may still be able to file a new one now.
Help! Support Enforcement Just Garnished My Paycheck, and is Threatening to Do Worse
If you're behind on child or spousal support, the support enforcement agency can be extremely aggressive. Chapter 7 doesn't help much. Chapter 13 CAN.
Advantages of Chapter 13 After Stopping Repossession of Your Car or Truck
Straight Chapter 7 bankruptcy gives very limited help if you're behind on your vehicle and need to keep it. And Chapter 13? Provides much more help.
Stopping a Home Foreclosure with a Bankruptcy, Temporarily or Permanently
Filing bankruptcy can buy you a little time or a lot of time, enough time either to transition to a new home or to save your home.
Power to Keep Your Vehicle, Appliances, and Other Collateral
If you want to hold onto your vehicle, or other collateral, Chapter 13 makes it happen.
Chapter 13 Turns the Power of the “Automatic Stay” into a Superpower
If Chapter 7 strengthens your hand against your secured creditors, Chapter 13 turns you into Superman. It starts with a much more robust "automatic stay."
Ten Things You Need to Know About Assets and Exemptions in Bankruptcy
Most of the time, you get to keep whatever you own when you file bankruptcy. These 10 truths tell you how it works.