Your credit report is irrelvent. Certainly many debts are not on one. If you owe the debt, report it.
Creditors list the charge off date as the date the bankrupcty was filed
Get a copy of all three credit reports. The addresses and/or phone numbers of all your creditors should be listed on the report. You should also include the addresses listed on your statements so that in case your credit report has an error your creditor will still get notice of your bankruptcy.
yes, it will remain on your credit reports for 7 years
Your credit follows you individually. If you have joint accounts then they appear on both of your credit reports.
no, all creditors must be listed.
You do not have to necessarily get credit counseling before you can file for bankruptcy.
No. Sometimes it will be reported as "Included in Bankruptcy"
Any debt that you accumulate before your bankruptcy filing and have listed on your petition will be eliminated when you receive your discharge as long as your creditors do not file an injunction against you. After you receive your discharge you are welcome and able to open new credit accounts but any debt you accumulate will not be considered a part of the bankruptcy you filed before opening the account.
Attorneys deal with consumer credit regulation, including attachments, garnishments, assignments for the benefit of creditors, judgments, and bankruptcy.
In the US, a bankruptcy will remain on your credit history for seven years, minimum. Creditors may seek to re-add the BK information on your credit report, even after the seven years.
Yes. For at least 10 years.
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.