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Filed chapter 13 bankruptcy, is it possible to convert into a chapter 7

we recently filed a chapter13 and it got dismissed due to me having to buy a mail jeep to keep my job ( i'm a mail lady), before it was ever confirmed. My question is that we are 8 months behind on our house, but our lender has worked out a repayment plan that is exactly the same amount as our mortgage every month with the exception of our first payment being double then in March it will all be caught up, but we have lost two vehicles to repossession which we decided just to let go back, so how do we file Chapter 7 to get rid of all these other crditors off our backs and to keep them from garnishing wages before the house is technically current????

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If you do not want to use you Chapter 13 Attorney for some reason, you can find bankruptcy lawyers in your area by going to the website of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys - nacba.org.

You will need to pass a "means test" (or one of its exceptions) to be allowed to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Talk to your Georgia bankruptcy lawyer and he or she should be able to explain it to you.
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Consult with a bankruptcy attorney asap (maybe even the same one) about chapter 7. If your mortgage company is working with you then a chapter 7 may be feasible, but I imagine most bankruptcy attorneys will want to make sure a chapter 7 will work for you in your situation.
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