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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
QUESTION: HOW OFTEN CAN YOU FILE CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY?
ANSWER: IF YOU HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY CASE- YOU
MUST WAIT EIGHT (8) YEARS AFTER YOU RECEIVED YOUR DISCHARGE IN THE PRIOR
FILING BEFORE YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO FILE FOR A NEW CHAPTER 7
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING.
QUESTION: WHAT IS CHAPTER 7 DEBT RELIEF?
ANSWER: IT'S A FRESH START! A CHAPTER 7 FILING CAN STOP CREDITOR
HARASSMENT IN THE FORM OF: PHONE CALLS, WAGE AND/OR BANK GARNISHMENTS,
AND LAWSUITS.
QUESTION: WHEN ARE CREDITORS STOPPED IN A CHAPTER 7?
ANSWER: IMMEDIATELY. AS SOON AS WE ELECTRONICALLY FILE YOUR CASE -
YOUR CREDITORS ARE AUTOMATICALLY PROHIBITED FROM ANY ACTS MEANT TO
COLLECT UPON A DEBT. PENDING LAWSUITS ARE STOPPED OR STAYED.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF FILING CHAPTER 7?
ANSWER: THE FORGIVENESS OF ANY UNSECURED INDEBTEDNESS - INCLUDING
CREDIT CARD DEBT, MEDICAL BILLS, SIGNATURE LOANS, AND THE LIKE.
QUESTION: WHAT IS A BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE AND HOW DOES IT OPERATE?
ANSWER: ONE OF THE REASONS PEOPLE FILE BANKRUPTCY IS TO GET A
'DISCHARGE'. A DISCHARGE IS A COURT ORDER WHICH STATES THAT YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO PAY MOST OF YOUR DEBTS. SOME DEBTS CANNOT BE DISCHARGED -FOR
EXAMPLE: MOST TAXES, CHILD SUPPORT, ALIMONY, MOST STUDENT LOANS AND
COURT FINES.
[CHAPTER 7] [F.A.Q.] [PROCEDURE] [INFO NEEDED]
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