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Is It Better For You To Avoid Bankruptcy?
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When an individual gets failed to repay the credits, he/she
can opt for a legal support to make himself/herself into bankruptcy.
The prime objective of bankruptcy laws is:
- Help debtors to start a fresh debt free life.
- To repay the creditors to the extent that the debtors has property available for payment.
Different types of Bankruptcy are: Chapter 1, Chapter 3, Chapter
5, Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter 11, Chapter 12 and Chapter
13. Among them chapter 7 and 13 are most popular. All the Chapters
have distinguished characteristics.
Difference between chapter 7 and chapter 13 Bankruptcy:
Chapter 7 bankruptcy: Chapter 7 helps you get rid of
your debt like credit card debt, unsecured debt, repossession
balance etc.
Your creditor will no more harass you. But it is not so easy
to qualify chapter 7. You have to prove your inability to
repay your creditors as well as to maintain regular living
expense.
Chapter 13 bankruptcies: If you have a regular monthly
income then can file this case. Chapter 13 helps you to repay
your debts.
The creditors get their payment from trustee of chapter 13
to whom monthly the bankruptcy debtor makes payment. After
filing of chapter 13 cases, Bankruptcy Court orders your creditors
to stop all collection efforts immediately.
It is good for those persons who don't qualify for Chapter
7 because of his/her income or within last six years he filed
a Chapter 7 case. Every action has more or less adverse reaction.
Effects of Bankruptcy:
Do you think Bankruptcy has all positive aspects? There are
some bad effects of Bankruptcy filing:
- After declaring yourself Bankrupted all of your assets
including your home will be under the control of the Trustee.
- Filing a Bankruptcy can damage your credit history. It
will be in your credit report for the next 10 years from the
date it was discharged.
- You may have less possibilities of getting loan after filling
a Bankruptcy. The creditors will first check your credit report
before lending you money. So this will also affect a fresh
start in your life.
- Your social status may come into risk as after filing bankruptcy
you can maintain your previous status in front of your friends
and family members. Although you can have some relaxation
from the creditors yet you may face more trouble. The ways
of making your financial position strong will be closed. Most
importantly your mental stability may be in stress because
of your surroundings. Your neighbors, friends and family members
will not show the same kind of respect that you had previously.
The expenses you can’t file for bankruptcy are Govt.
tax, child support, federal student loan etc.
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