Your kidding, right?
As they are issued by the government, yes, the are exempt from Chapter 7.
yes you can open a savings and a checking both
It depends on the type of lawsuit and whether or not you are entitled to claim any of the proceeds as exempt. In most cases, state law determines what property you get to keep when filing for bankruptcy. This is called "exempt" property, meaning it is exempt from being used to benefit your creditors. The general rule in a Chapter 13 is that all nonexempt property belongs to the estate, including property acquired after the filing the Chapter 13. However, the debtor generally remains in possession of the property. If you properly disclosed the existence of the lawsuit in your BK filing, the Chapter 13 plan approved by the Court likely has some language addressing the lawsuit. You need to read the Chapter 13 plan to see what it says on the subject.
While in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the money that can be deposited in a secured credit card savings account varies individually. The amount must be presented to a trustee and approved based on the case.
You can't "exempt" anything.
it depends on your state exemptions and what you mean by savings... for example, some states provide for 150$ of a bank account to be exempt, meaning everything else will become part of the bankruptcy estate to repay creditors.
In most cases you will not lose your home during your bankruptcy case as long as your equity in the property is fully exempt. Even if your property is not fully exempt, you will be able to keep it, if you pay its non-exempt value to creditors in chapter 13.
Nothing they are exempt form seizure.
Your outstanding student loans will not be exempt from creditors nor will they be dischargeable (absent exceptional circumstances) in a Chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy proceeding. This is an important obligation that should be a priority you attend to because it will NOT go away.
In a Chapter 13 Petition in Bankruptcy, you are allowed to keep all of your property. This is because in a Chapter 13 Petition in Bankruptcy, your Chapter 13 Plan Payment to the Trustee partially depends on the amount of non-exempt assets you own. In other words, although you get to keep all property, the more non-exempt property you own at the time of your filing, the larger repayment percentage you would owe towards your unsecured creditors. I hope that helps. Michael A. Fakhoury, Esq.
No...you must disclose it but it will be exempt.
yes