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While bankruptcy itself can also be scary, it is often the best option if you have too much debt to get a handle on your financial situation. However, which type of bankruptcy you file will also depend on what kind of debt you have. Secured and unsecureddebt is handled differently in Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13.
Declaring bankruptcy will discharge most types of debt but not others. Before you declare bankruptcy, it’s crucial to understand how the law treats the concept of secured vs unsecureddebt. It matters because not all debts are equal in the eyes of the law. Secured vs UnsecuredDebt: What’s the Difference?
Meanwhile, while CVAs may only be used to restructure debt owed to unsecuredcreditors, a restructuring plan may be used to restructure debt owed to both unsecured and securedcreditors. We have also written previously about the difference between a CVA and CVL – a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation.
These unsecureddebts come in the form of payments for goods and services already received, royalties, commissions, or salaries. When a business starts skipping payments for these basic operational debts, it’s a major red flag that it’s in financial trouble. SecuredCreditors. UnsecuredCreditors.
For an unsecuredcreditor 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. Drawing on secured credit facilities is less of a winning proposition.
The main disadvantage of Chapter 7 bankruptcy is that anything subject to a security interest is not exempt (home, automobile) and can be seized to satisfy the debt connected to the specific item. What Debts are Discharged in Bankruptcy?
Companies are nevertheless still required to file first day motions, including, for example, motions to use cash collateral, to make “adequate protection” payments to securedcreditors after the petition date and before the plan is confirmed (via the Subchapter V trustee), and to file applications to employ professionals.
The plan proposed to pay unsecuredcreditors $300,000 over five years and to make regular mortgage payments to the securedcreditors. The plan classified the Harris County claim as an impaired secured claim that would be paid in full in five years, contingent on the County's agreement.
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