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Exemptions under Federal law, which may cahnge a littel in State applications by the Federal BK Court you file in:
Personal and Real Property:
(1) Household: Up to $425.00 per item not to exceed a total of $8,625.00 (includes animals, appliances, books, crops, furnishings, household goods, clothing, Musical Instruments)
(2) Jewelry: Up to $1,075.00
(3) Vehicles: Up to $2,575.00
(4) Work tools (implements, books and tools of trade): Up to $1,625.00
(5) Health aides (wheelchair, etc.): Unlimited
(6) Burial plot: Up to $16,500.00 (in lieu of real estate exemption)
(7) Real estate (house, co-op or mobile home): Up to $16,150.00
(8) Any property: Up to $8,075.00 of unused portion of real estate exemption
Wages, Pensions, Recoveries and Benefits:
(1) Wages: None
(2) Wrongful death funds: Amount needed for support
(3) Personal injury funds: Up to $16,500.00 (excluding that for pain and suffering or pecuniary loss)
(4) Lost earnings payments: Unlimited amount
(5) Retirement benefits: Amount needed for support
(6) Alimony / child support: Amount needed for support
(7) Unemployment compensation: Unlimited amount
(8) Veterans benefits: Unlimited amount
(9) Social security benefits: Unlimited amount
(10) Public assistance: Unlimited amount
(11) Crime victims compensation: Unlimited amount
Insurance:
(1) Disability: Unlimited amount
(2) Unemployment benefits: Unlimited amount
(3) Unmatured life insurance: Unlimited amount
(4) Life insurance policy loan value, dividends or interest: Up to $8,625
(5) Life insurance proceeds: Amount needed for support
If you're doing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you can't discharge: * Taxes and tax liens * Student loans * Domestic support obligations (child support and alimony) * Luxury goods over $500 purchased within 90 days of filing * Fines or penalties of government agencies * Cash advances of more than $750 taken within 70 days of filing * Fraudulent debts * Willful or malicious injury to another * Death or personal injury from the operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft or vessel while intoxicated * Condominium or cooperative association fees * Debts not listed on your schedules Debts arising from fraud or maliciousness are not automatically excepted from discharge. The creditor must make a request to the court to except these types of obligations; otherwise they will be discharged.
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What can creditors do after a dimmissed bankruptcy?
They can't touch you for anything that was discharged.
If a person files bankruptcy and it is discharged and closed it does not they can still take the inheritance to pay back creditors?
Once the debt is discharged, a creditor cannot reinstate it, even if you win the lottery.
Once Bankruptcy has discharged your creditors can they still be listed as adverse accounts?
Yes.
If a chapter 13 bankruptcy has not been discharged can a creditor be added?
The bankruptcy is not discharged, the debts are. A creditor can be added if the plan is not too far along or if you have the excess income to pay whatever the creditors are being paid (percent of debt) for the balance of the plan. If it is a post-filing debt, it cannot be added.
Do you receive a refund if you owe one of the creditors on your bankruptcy?
No. The debt is simply discharged so you don't owe it.
Can creditors continue to accumulate fees and interest after bankruptcy?
Not if they were discharged. they can say you owe whatever they want but they can't collect.
Can you include probation fees in bankruptcy?
No. Obligations to the government cannot be discharged through bankruptcy action.
Can you have a catalog account after you are discharged from bankruptcy?
Yes, after bankruptcy your debt (that which was listed in the bankruptcy) is eliminated. It may, however, take some time to restore your credit rating to the point where creditors will take a risk on you.
Can the bankruptcy court take your tax refund for 2004 if bankruptcy was filed in Dec 2004 if this was not discussed at the Creditors Meeting?
I think it depends on when your debts are discharged. If they were already discharged, it was a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and it wasn't discussed at the creditors meeting, then the refund is yours. Besides, imagine if you filed on April 15th. You might not get your refund until later June or almost July, and that's months from when your debts were discharged. I'm pretty sure it's yours.
How long after filing for a chapter 7 is it discharged is there a way to speed it up?
The average BK that is filed correctly is generally discharged in three to four months. There are not options for a personal bankruptcy to be expedited. Creditors cannot take any action until a ruling on the filing is made, with the exception of secured creditors who might possible be able to have the stay lifted.
What does it mean for a bankruptcy to be discharged?
You may be referring to the discharge of debts in bankruptcy. Not all debts can be discharged. Most discharged debts are partially discharged in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 actions. Debts or the portions thereof that are discharged no longer exist at law and creditors no longer can attempt collection. It is a "fresh start". You attorney can advise you as to which debts are likely to be discharged, which ones reorganized, and which debts will likely not be discharged.
Will the bankruptcy trustee take all of your tax return refund?
I think it depends on when the bankruptcy is discharged, but it would be discussed at your meeting with the creditors and the trustee. If it wasn't discussed, then the refund is yours.
