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Do you have to be behind on payments to your creditors to file bankruptcy?
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∙ 8y ago
No. You can file any time.
You actually don't even have to have any debt to file. Anyone can file anytime as long as you meet the minimum reqirements for each chapter.
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When do you file bankruptcy letter of intent?
You should file a bankruptcy letter of intent as soon as possible so that your creditors will be on notice. This will stop the harassing calls and foreclosure proceedings if you are behind in your mortgage payments.
What bankruptcy can you file to keep your home if you are behind in payments?
If you are behind in your payments and you declare bankruptcy usually you can remain in your home and continue payments. However the lender will most likely begin foreclosure since you can't afford it and you are at higher risk.
Can you file for bankruptcy if you have a second mortgage?
Bankruptcy is of an individual or a corporation can not distinguish between creditors.
When do you stop paying your creditors once you have retained a bankruptcy attorney?
The debtor should cease payment of creditors when they decide they are going to file for bankruptcy.
Can you file bankruptcy on a truck repo past due loan?
No, if you mean, can you single out this debt to "file bankruptcy on." You file bankruptcy on ALL your creditors. You don't get to pick and choose. But you can certainly include such a debt in bankruptcy.
What are the two chapters a business can file bankruptcy under?
You can file bankruptcy for two possible reasons: you are unable to pay your debts or your creditors file for bankruptcy if you owe them more than 1000 dollars.
What is the Bankruptcy Code?
The Bankruptcy Code refers to a business filing bankruptcy. If a business is unable to pay it's debt or pay it's creditors, the business or it's creditors can file bankruptcy. Upon filing bankruptcy, the business ceases operation, a trustee sells the assets, and then gives the proceeds to it's creditors.
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.
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.
Will you get rid of credit card debt with bankruptcy?
No. If you file bankruptcy, you are basically telling the creditors that you don't have any funds to pay them. Your finances are being held by the court and the lawyers will tell the creditors that you filed bankruptcy. You are still responsible for the debt. WRONG! If you file bankruptcy and file a chapter 7, if the judge approves your appeal all your credit card debts are erased, and creditors have to stop calling and harassing you. If you file a chapter 13, you are still responsible for a certain portion of your debt, to be paid over a 5 year period, and creditors have to stop calling and harassing you.
What percentage of unsecured debt is paid to the debtors involved in a chapter 13 bankruptcy?
The percentage paid to unsecured creditors in a Ch 13 is determined by your disposable income. Secured creditors get paid at 100%, house and car payments remain the same. What's left over gets paid out to those unsecured creditors who file proofs of claim. If a creditor does not file a claim, then that creditor does not get paid.
How much debt can you have before filing for bankruptcy?
There's no maximum amount. If you can't make your payments you file bankruptcy.
