Will I lose everything if I file for Bankruptcy? Is there a way to keep it?

Bankruptcy is not the horrific credit-ruining experience it's made out to be. In fact, filing bankuptcy puts an end to your bad payment history...

Do I have to file an adversary proceeding to try to have my 2009 state and federal tax debts discharged in Chapter 7?

There is no point in filing an adversary proceeding because 2009 income taxes are not dischargeable in your bankruptcy. Although the 2009 tax...

My husband and I received a Chapter 7 discharge 2 years ago. We have just been approved for a HAMP mtge. loan modification.

I strongly disagree with the answers below to the extent that they imply you will have personal liability for the mortgage modification under HAMP....

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I cant afford to re-pay ca edd the $872 a month got unemployment overpayment 2011 and filed chapter 7 2011

While the other answers are correct if the EDD debt arose AFTER the bankruptcy filing, if the period of unemployment that gave rise to the...

I was just served for past HOA fees that were incurred after my discharge.

Under 11 U.S.C. 523(a)(16), any HOA fees that came due after your bankruptcy case was filed, are still owed by you until you no longer have any...

Ex wife has included her outstanding domestic order (from our divorce settlement) in her chapter 13 bankruptcy, what can I do?

I think the other answers miss some very important points. First, a contempt proceeding IS subject to the automatic stay. Especially where, as...

I'm behind on my car payment one month and filing bankruptcy, do I have any recourse if I want to keep the car?

If you haven't filed a chapter 13 yet, you ought to reconsider whether it is in your best interests to file a chapter 13 or a chapter 7 case. If...

In FL. Are SBA loans dischargable to small businesses during bankruptcy?

Also beware of the fact that the government is treated as a "unitary creditor," which simply means that the government can withhold your tax...

Chapter 7 and the use of In re Breezley,994 F.2d 1433 (1993)....can this be used if debt was incurred after filling Ch. 7?

Breezley stands for the widely accepted principal that a debtor need not reopen his or her bankruptcy case to add ommitted creditors in a no-asset...

In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, why would I NOT reaffirm my mortgage? Isn't that a good way to lose your home?

It appears that you have opted to file bankruptcy without an attorney. But even bankruptcy attorneys sometimes disagree about whether a debtor...

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