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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For example, if you co-own a house with someone filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy and the house is your primary residence, the automatic stay will protect you from a home foreclosure because it’s considered consumer debt. How Does Consumer and Non-Consumer Debt Impact Your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing?

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The agreement makes you responsible for the debt again like the bankruptcy never happened for that debt. All of the original terms of the loan are back in force, including the creditor’s right to repossess the collateral if you get behind on payments in the future.

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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Straight liquidation bankruptcy that wipes out eligible debt completely Stop creditor harassment, lawsuits, wage garnishment Get a discharge of most unsecured debts like credit cards and medical bills in just a few months Certain assets like cars or houses can be “reaffirmed” and kept after bankruptcy Qualification (..)

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Chapter 7 liquidates assets and discharges qualified debts. The process takes less than a year and can eliminate the balance on most unsecured debts. Protect secured debt (home and car) from default to avoid a repossession or foreclosure. Filers must pass a means test to qualify for a chapter 7 bankruptcy.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Cosigner Responsibilities: Bankruptcy and Debt Collection If a primary borrower declares bankruptcy, the co-signer associated with the debt may be responsible to pay back creditors, but this will depend on the type of bankruptcy that the primary debtor filed.

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Upon filing a Chapter 7, you receive automatic court-oredered protection from creditors and aren’t subject to lawsuits, repossessions, or wage garnishments. There is a special unlimited exemption available for married couples holding real estate as tenants by the entirety as long as there is no joint unsecured debt.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

This shorter period is likely because most individuals who file Chapter 13 will still have to pay some debts back through a payment plan rather than having it entirely discharged. However, it can give you an opportunity to reorganize under the court’s protection and make plans on how to ultimately deal with the debts.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

This shorter period is likely because most individuals who file Chapter 13 will still have to pay some debts back through a payment plan rather than having it entirely discharged. However, it can give you an opportunity to reorganize under the court’s protection and make plans on how to ultimately deal with the debts.

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MARCH 3, 2023

For instance, it may permit the restructuring of debts due to “secured” creditors, or creditors who have an interest in assets like a mortgage or a car loan, but it typically won’t abolish those debts. Are you at risk of falling into foreclosure, being evicted, or having your utilities cut off?

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