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Bankruptcy Chapter 7 vs 13: Which Is The Best Option?

Debt Free Colorado

Creditors are prohibited from contacting you after your petition is filed. While bankruptcy law forces you to sell some assets to repay unsecured creditors, the majority of Americans keep all of their property because of bankruptcy limits on the categories of assets that may be used to settle debts.

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How Much Debt Is Needed to File for Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

If you qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, our attorneys can guide you through the process of eliminating unsecured debts, such as credit card balances, medical expenses, and personal loans, within a matter of months. Dischargeable debts are those that can be eliminated through bankruptcy.

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Does Chapter 13 Wipe All of Your Credit?

Sawin & Shea

The court will then order a bankruptcy stay — also called an automatic stay — that prohibits creditors and lenders from collecting what you owe. The reason why creditors prefer you file Chapter 13 is because Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharges unsecured debts after the trustee liquidates nonexempt assets.

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How Businesses Use Corporate Debt Restructuring for Liquidity

Debt RR

Businesses restructuring debt typically do so because they’re having trouble meeting obligations, and it goes both ways. A B2B company may be in financial trouble because it’s having trouble collecting on its own outstanding invoices. Many businesses are both debtors and creditors. Secured Creditors. Unsecured Creditors.

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SURVIVING FINANCIAL DISTRESS FROM COVID-19 IN THE RESTAURANT, BAR, AND SERVICE INDUSTRY

BN Lawyers

Unsecured lenders should generally be willing to defer payments. For an unsecured creditor to obtain a recovery, it would need to engage in a months-long legal process to obtain a judgment that could be halted at any point by a chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.