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A friend files for bankruptcy One item included in the filing for bankruptcy is a judgment regarding an unpaid bill you cosigned for a lease on an apartment How does this affect you?
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You become the only person responsible for the debt. Your friend's obligation to pay the judgment ends once your friend gets his or her discharge order from the bankruptcy court.
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If you file for bankruptcy and you cosigned for someone can the car loan be included in the bankruptcy if the person is not making their payments?
YES, you can include it whether the payments are current or not.
Can discharged items that were included in a bankruptcy be listed as discharged in bankruptcy on your credit report?
Yes, discharged debts are generally noted as "included in bankruptcy" on a CR.
Can a debt to a private individual be included in a bankruptcy petition?
Not only can the be included, they MUST be included. All debts whether to Walmart or Aunt Betsy needs to be included in your bankruptcy filing.
Can priority debts be included in bankruptcy?
You don't have a choice, ALL debts must be included in your bankruptcy petition. Oh, also, priority debts cant be discharged in a bankruptcy.
How can you get a judgment off your credit report after filing bankruptcy?
If the debt that you were sued over, or the judgment itself was included in your bankruptcy, you only need send a copy of your bankruptcy papers to the credit reporting agencies. The judgment will not "come off", but it should get marked "included in bankruptcy" or "discharged through bankruptcy".
If you have an account that is showing negative and it was included in a bankruptcy can you have the negative account removed or does it stay there and count as two negatives?
The term negative is rather confusing. If the account did not have a balance it would not have been included in the bankruptcy. Any account included in a bankruptcy will remain on the report for the requred length of time, open accounts would be seven years, they will be marked included in bankruptcy. The BK accounts listing will remain for 10.
Can you rid charge offs on your credit report if that creditor was included in your bankruptcy?
The charge offs will remain the required seven years and should be noted as included or discharged in bankruptcy.
Can your creditors change credit report entries from Bankruptcy to Charged Off or Collection after discharge?
No. All entries have to be marked "included in bankruptcy". Obviously that only applies if they were actually included.
When filing bankruptcy can past child support be included?
No. Child support is not dischargeable in either federal or state bankruptcy.
Will I need to get all debts together for bankruptcy?
Yes, whether or not they will all be included in the BK will be the decision of the bankruptcy trustee.
Can home owners association fees be included in a bankruptcy?
Your bankruptcy attorney can help you decide what to include in your filing petition.
What happens when a creditor doesn't file a proof of claim in a bankruptcy case?
If it is not a secured debt it will be included in the bankruptcy discharge.
