Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy was designed to help people who have become so inundated with debt that they have fallen behind on their finances and can no longer pay their bills or other financial obligations. The goal of the bankruptcy process is to provide individuals and families with the relief they need to recapture their financial freedom and start fresh again.
Bankruptcy refers to the federal court process of eliminating or restructuring a person’s debt. In the United States, the two most common forms of bankruptcy available to individuals and families are Chapter 13 bankruptcy and Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
- Chapter 7 bankruptcy, also known as liquidation, is the most common and most favored form of bankruptcy, as it eliminates most of a debtor’s unsecured debt. However, Chapter 7 does not discharge all of a person’s debt. Certain debts cannot be discharged under Chapter 7.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy is slightly different from Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as it does not discharge debt completely. Rather, Chapter 13 consolidates a person’s debt and restructures it into a feasible monthly payment plan. Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you will have a set amount of time, usually three to five years, to pay off a portion of your debt each month. Although this type of bankruptcy does not completely eliminate your debt, it does restructure it in a way that is manageable.
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