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How does bankruptcy affect filing taxes if you are in bankruptcy?
Doesn't change any of your legal obligations (other than the debts at the court), like filing taxes, or what is due.
What bankruptcy information should you know before you consider filing for bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy is the filing of a petition that claims your assets, and your inability to pay for them. Bankruptcy severely effects your credit, and is present on your credit for 7 years. During this time getting credit cards or loans can be very difficult.
What if your income increases after filing a chapter 13 bankruptcy?
Chapter 13 is more of a repayment plan than a debt wipeout. Because of that, if there is a change in your financial circumstances after filing for bankruptcy then the court needs to be aware of it.
Will your credit rating be affected by your partner filing bankruptcy?
If your partner files for bankruptcy and you don't then the bankruptcy will not appear on your credit report. But you will be partly responsible for before bankruptcy filing. Generally filing bankruptcy will affect the credit rating of the individual who filed it.
In order to file bankruptcy must you have a bankruptcy attorney?
If you are filing for personal bankruptcy it is not necessary to have a lawyer. If you are filing for business bankruptcy, you must retain a lawyer on your behalf.
Should a Christian file bankruptcy?
Filing bankruptcy has no affiliation with religion. If filing bankruptcy is he best financial options available, then you should do it.
If you just divorced and already have foreclosures and repossessions on your credit report will filing bankruptcy help your credit score?
No, filing bankruptcy will never help improve your credit score, it stays on your report 10 years whereas a repo or foreclosure normally remain 7 years. So bankruptcy would only make your credit worse.
Is there a law that prevents getting a mortgage after Chapter 7 bankruptcy?
No. Such a law would violate bankruptcy law, which prohibits discrimination by reason of bankruptcy. The problem is usually getting a mortgage because of credit scores, which include many factors including the reasons for filing bankruptcy.
How can you find out if a garnishment has been stopped by filing bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy will not stop a garnishment. You cannot set aside civil judgments by filing bankruptcy.
Does having a car in repo effect filing for bankruptcy?
No - having had a car that was re-possessed will not affect the filing of a Bankruptcy.
What happens if a creditor garnishes after filing bankruptcy?
I assume you mean after YOU filed bankruptcy (the creditor's filing bankruptcy doesn't affect your garnishment, except maybe to change who's "garnisheeing"--NOT "garnishing"--your wages). If so, contact your attorney so he/she can bring the creditor into court for violating the automatic stay.
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