Prevent Future Judgment Liens
Bankruptcy can prevent future judgment liens. It usually stops a lawsuit from turning into a judgment, and then a judgment lien on your home.
Debts Sold or Assigned to Collection Agencies
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?
Failing to List Debt but the Creditor Knows about Your Case
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.
An Example of a “Preference”
A "preference" makes more sense when you see an example. Here's one. This also helps explain how to avoid creating one.
Just Been Sued by a Creditor? How Bankruptcy Helps Right Away
Getting sued by a creditor is a wake-up call to consider filing bankruptcy. If it's the right thing to do, there are advantages to filing before your deadline to respond to the lawsuit.
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.
Dealing with Very Aggressive Creditors Who Say You Can’t Discharge Their Debts in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy court is a relatively efficient place to determine whether or not you must pay a debt which the creditor says can't be discharged.
Here’s What You Need to Know about the Discharge of Your Debts under Chapter 7
The point of filing bankruptcy is to get relief from your debts. So, when and how DO those debts get "discharged"--legally written off--in a regular Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
I Just Got Sued by a Creditor . . . What Do I Do Now?
Getting a lawsuit filed against you by a creditor starts a very fast-ticking alarm clock. Don't hit the snooze button on this one.
Your Kalispell Bankruptcy Lawyer can Provide Special Protection for Your Co-Signers Under Chapter 13
Chapter 7 protects you and your assets with the automatic stay. Chapter 13 goes a big step further by also protecting your co-signers and their assets.
