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Q: Can you file for chapter 7 bankruptcy if you have equity in my home?
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Can you still keep your vacation home if you file bankruptcy if there is no equity?

In a chapter 7, yes, you can keep your vacation if you have no equity in it. This assumes you have not run out and borrowed money against it knowing you were going to file bankruptcy. In a chapter 13, the equity is only relevant to the amount to be paid to the unsecured creditors. You don't "lose" the property.


Can you file bankruptcy on a home equity loan and credit cards?

Yes.


Can you keep your home if you file chapter 13 bankruptcy?

yes


Would you be asked to put a mortgage on your house to pay your bills if you file for chapter 7 bankruptcy?

No. But if you have equity in your home it may not be the best approach. A chapter 13 is designed for a situation where the person has equity or is behind on payments. In a Chapter 7 - You will be asked to pay the Trustee the value of the equity of your home... so if you have $15,000 in non-exempt equity, you'll most likely have to write a check to the Trustee for $15,000 or surrender the home. no ,but if you include the Mortgage on your property in your bankruptcy,most likely you will have to surrender the property to a court appointed trustee


Can I file bankruptcy and keep my home?

If it is determined that you do not have an equity position in your home that exceeds the state statutory exemptions, you will be able to keep your home in a Chapter 7, as long as you continue to be current on your monthly mortgage payments


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.


Can you keep your home in a bankruptcy in NC?

It depends on which "chapter" of bankruptcy you file. I suggest you speak with an attorney to see what you can do.


If your home has equity and you file bankruptcy on the credit cards do they go after your home?

Generally you have to list your home as an asset. But there are different kinds of bankruptcy, and if things work out, your home ownership could be protected. See a bankruptcy lawyer!!


Which bankruptcy is for a home?

You can file either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 as a homeowner. If you are trying to save the home from foreclosure, then Chapter 13 would be the proper chapter.


Can tax liens be dismissed under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13?

Even if you discharge a tax debt in a bankruptcy (which can be done in limited circumstances), the lien associated with that debt is not released by bankruptcy proceedings. The result is that you may come out of bankruptcy with no tax liability, but there may still be a lien on your property. That lien attaches to any equity in your assets that existed prior to the bankruptcy and was exempted in the bankruptcy. For example, if you owned your house and filed bankruptcy with $20,000 of equity in your home, you may have been able to exempt that equity in the bankruptcy through a homestead exemption (so that you could keep your home). If that happened, after your bankruptcy was discharged the IRS would still have a lien against you that attaches to that $20,000 of equity (but not to any equity that accrues after the bankruptcy filing).


Can a bank decrease unused portion of existing home equity line of credit after filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy?

if you want it to


Can you keep your home if you file a chapter 13 bankruptcy?

Yes, as long as you keep making the payments.