Yes, unless you were smart enough to put some of these investments in your spouse's name or someone else's name. * In the US property and assets that are subject to seizure and liquidation by the bankruptcy court is determined by the type of bankruptcy that is filed and whether it is a federal or state filing.
What happens if you file bankruptcy differs depending on what chapter of bankruptcy you or your business decides to file under. The most common form of bankruptcy for the individual is Chapter 7. Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the banks may liquidate property and assets-except things that are explicitly protected. After this, most debts are forgiven-but not all, as certain debts do not qualify. Your credit score will then be severely damaged by the filing, but you will be free to slowly bring it back up as you will not be suffocated by debt. The article below goes into further detail on the process of bankruptcy.
You need to include all of your debts in the bankruptcy.
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.
When you file a mutual bankruptcy, you and your partner file a single set of bankruptcy papers with the court. In your bankruptcy appeal, you release all property, debt, income, and expenses you have between both you and your partner.
It depends, usually after you file bankruptcy they take all your vehicles but one of them so that way you have one vehicle to get back and forth for emergencies. When you file bankruptcy and have a job, they usually limit the amount of money coming into your household too.
The best approach to file for bankruptcy is to first evaluate your current situation. Is it truly bankruptcy? How will this affect you? If you decide that bankruptcy is the only way, this is what you must do. Contact a bankruptcy attorney to make sure that it is all done correctly. That is the only way to make sure.
Absolutely. Happens all the time.
Bankrutpcy is filed in a FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURT, it covers all places the same.
One can find information about bankruptcy filings on government websites. It depends on where your country is and all the instructions of how to file bankruptcy will be listed in steps for you.
Don't put all your money in real estate, you need something you can liquidate quickly.
probably not.
Not usually, you will have to file exempt on items that are owned.