then you get to keep it because its not worth anything to the government anymore
Owned assets are auctioned off to repay all creditors.
The bank should not have your car title if it is paid off. If you declared bankruptcy and it was discharged, your bank credit card account should be dismissed.
no
The bankruptcy will still be reported on your credit file for up to ten years however, it will denote that the car loan was paid off. So to answer the question wil it raise your credit score. The answer is no.
If your car's value cannot be exempted, it goes to the trustee to auction off and the net proceeds used to pay his fee and the balance distributed pro rata to the unsecured creditors. The exemptions are determined by state law, which may allow using the federal exemptions. Check with a local bankruptcy lawyer or go to your jurisdiction's bankruptcy court website.
When someone files for bankruptcy, they are protected and their possession will likely not be repossessed. However, if they are, subject to repossession you would have to talk to a lawyer in order to keep the car.
If you trade-in a car that Not paid off, you will be trouble with the law.
No
Yes.
Very unlikely that a lender will let you off the hook, unless it is a small local company and you have paid at least the purchase price. Your choices are: sell the car or file bankruptcy.
If there is a loan for the vehicle it must be paid off before the lender will release the title. The bankruptcy exemption status does not confer ownership of the vehicle to the BK petitioner unless the vehicle was already owned free and clear. It simply indicates that the car was not subject to BK procedure.
Chapter 13 goes up to 60 months but it can be shorter. You will receive the title to your cars when the loan is paid off. Often a car loan is not amended by the bankruptcy, and most loans are less than 60 months.