10 years before the Chapter 7 is removed. It will decrease your scores dramatically to 400s to 500s.
Yes! The only thing is the chapter 13 will have to be discharged at closing. Depending on how long she has been in the bankruptcy, this may not be a big hassle. It is impossible to refinance a home in a chapter 13 without the BK being discharged. For more information, please feel free to email me at Travis.Fleury@gmail.com. I work for one of the largest direct private mortgage lenders in the country, i'd be glad to help answer any other questions.
Yes you can, he may on the other hand will not be able to receive a discharge under the same chapter for 6 years.
YES, but joint assets will be included in the filer's bankruptcy, and other assets and payments to other debt might be included depending on actions involving them in the previous 2 years. An excellent book for a perspective on filing chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy, with description of key criteria: "The New Bankruptcy, will it work for You?", 3rd edition, by Stephen Elias, published in 2009 by Nolo; found in the Colorado Springs public library at 346.078 E42N (Dewey decimal system)
If you are referring to Hillary and Bill Clinton, neither of them have, singly or as husband and wife, ever filed for bankruptcy.
Sorry, but this makes no sense. A chapter 13 filed in November 2011 should have had a plan confirmed by now. If there is a court date of some kind for January, the case may be about to be dismissed. In any event, if the chapter 13 is still pending when you get your tax refund, it will have to be given to the chapter 13 trustee.
Yes. But not as much as if the husband did the bankruptcy.
As long as the land is owned solely by your husband and his sister then it will not be affected by her husband's bankruptcy.
Under the bankruptcy laws effective on October 17, 2005, Chapter 7 cannot be filed unless the debtor was discharged from the previous Chapter 7 or bankruptcy more than eight years ago. The debtor cannot file a Chapter 13 unless: (1) the debtor received a discharge under Chapter 7, 11 or 12 more than four years ago; or (2) the debtor received a discharge under Chapter 13 more than two years ago.
In general, child support is based on net income - child support obligations are not discharged in bankruptcy.
In most states, YES
Yes! The only thing is the chapter 13 will have to be discharged at closing. Depending on how long she has been in the bankruptcy, this may not be a big hassle. It is impossible to refinance a home in a chapter 13 without the BK being discharged. For more information, please feel free to email me at Travis.Fleury@gmail.com. I work for one of the largest direct private mortgage lenders in the country, i'd be glad to help answer any other questions.
Under the bankruptcy laws effective on October 17, 2005, Chapter 7 cannot be filed unless the debtor was discharged from the previous Chapter 7 or bankruptcy more than eight years ago. The debtor cannot file a Chapter 13 unless: (1) the debtor received a discharge under Chapter 7, 11 or 12 more than four years ago; or (2) the debtor received a discharge under Chapter 13 more than two years ago.
yes, if filing chapter 7 no, if filing chapter 13
Assuming these are medical bills incurred after your Chapter 7 filing and you received a discharge, and they are for medical services for you, not your husband, they will come after you. You should consider filing a chapter 13 to pay them off in whole or in part, depending on your income and expenses. If your husband has a bankruptcy lawyer, he should ask the lawyer. You may consult your own lawyer.
Yes you can, he may on the other hand will not be able to receive a discharge under the same chapter for 6 years.
No. As long as you are filing for bankruptcy by yourself, your money with your husband will remain joint. Keep in mind that any debts you may share with your husband will remain with him as well.
Secured debts are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. As a co-borrower or co-signer you are equally responsible for the debt even though you do not reside in a CP state.