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Are assets in a 401k protected if you file bankruptcy?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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If I file Bankruptcy-7, will I be able to keep my 401k/ my home/ and my cay?

Chapter 7 is a liquidation bankruptcy, you are giving up your assets. If you want to keep your home and car you would need to file a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.


If you file a bankruptcy will your holdings in another country be protected?

In a US bankruptcy, you will have to turn over all property of the estate. Out of country assets are property of this estate.


If your assets are over ten thousand dollars can you declare bankruptcy?

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Wifes assets if you file bankruptcy?

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If you file chapter 7 do you lose your 401k?

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Can you keep your 401k if you file for bankruptcy?

Absolutely...it is always exempt from seizure or use and will NOT be taken.


Can you protect your trade tools if you file bankruptcy?

They are protected.


Can you have a trust and file for bankruptcy?

You can have a trust and file for bankruptcy but the more important question is whether you should given what is in the trust, who transferred the assets into the trust and who is a beneficiary of the trust. If you have set up a trust and have irrevocably transferred all of your interest to assets to the trust then there may be questions of whether the transfers were proper and allowable under bankruptcy law. If you are a beneficiary of a trust the question becomes whether your beneficial interest in the trust is protected when you file for bankruptcy. This will depend on reviewing the facts of how the trust and reviewing the trust documents.


How soon after receiving a settlement from an accident can you file bankruptcy?

This will be considered an asset. You cannot file bankruptcy if you have a number of assets that can be used to pay your creditors. Depending on the amount of the settlement, you should wait years to file bankruptcy.


Can a small business owner file for bankruptcy and still protect their assets?

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Can you take money out of your 401k after you file bankruptcy?

Yes, but not until your discharge. If you take money out of a 401K after you file and before discharge, the money is no longer exempt and could be taken by the Trustee. If you take it out after your discharge the money is yours.


If you have assets in your home can you be force to sell it if you file bankruptcy?

If the value of the assets greatly exceed the allowable exemptions, then yes they can be seized.