Thursday, March 25, 2010

Chapter 13 Consumer Bankruptcy

By John Kunes

One particular question that a majority of clients thinking of filing for bankruptcy in Chicago generally would like to ask a Chicago bankruptcy attorney is: "So what's the distinction between Chapter Thirteen and Chapter Seven?" Whereas Chapter 7 bankruptcy is basically "liquidation" -- the use of your present possessions to pay back your creditors, Chapter Thirteen was established to offer you a chance to reorganize your fiscal position in a process which will allow you to pay for some or all of your financial obligations while using the money you earn in the future. Though quite a few assets remain safeguarded from being sold pay back creditors in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, if ever the value of your interest in any property exceeds the federal or state exemption amount, that property can be liquidated with the profits applied towards your financial obligations.

Possessions are not liquidated in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Rather, you may retain and still use all your possessions irrespective of whether it is covered with an exemption. Your obligations are paid back by way of a repayment plan that has been accepted by the bankruptcy court. When you complete the plan, you will get a discharge like the discharge in a Chapter 7.

There can be exceptions to your Chapter 13 bankruptcy discharge. By way of example, long lasting obligations with last installments owed after the plan is completed which are "cured" in the plan aren't discharged. A variety of tax debts are not discharged. Neither are debts incurred by means of fraud, ones not listed in the bankruptcy, most student education loans, or drunk driving debts along with other criminal fines or civil penalties.

Even if a discharge can't always be granted in your exact circumstance, there are occasions when it could be to your advantage regardless. Even when a discharge is unavailable under Chapter 13, if you're behind on your mortgage loan and in danger of losing your property to the lender, Chapter 13 can allow you to prevent a foreclosure and get caught up on your mortgage payments over the course of plan.

A large number of people today are convinced that in the event that they have to file for bankruptcy that they will lose anything and everything they've got. This, though, is not so. While both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 have their particular distinct strengths,Chapter 13 bankruptcy is most often the favored chapter for those wishing to save their homes from foreclosure.


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