Bankruptcy Resources and Advice
If you're overwhelmed with debt, bankruptcy can allow you to get a fresh start... But it's important to know what you're getting into. Get step-by-step guides for filing Chapter 7, Chapter 11, or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, and find out any pitfalls and legal challenges you might run into.
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Lawyer-with-clients-4fac2daeed5444f09447f504196d1d2e.jpg)
What Is Bankruptcy?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/introduction-to-chapter-13-bankruptcy-0fc6cb64d60042ebacab9efb1e22d883.png)
What is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy?
-
What Is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? -
What Is Chapter 11 Bankruptcy? -
This is How Much You Can Expect to Pay to File for Bankruptcy -
What Is Chapter 12 Bankruptcy? -
Too Broke to File Bankruptcy? Here's help. -
How to Handle a Garnishment -
How Soon Can I Qualify for a Mortgage After Bankruptcy? -
5 "Tests" To Pass for to File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy -
Filing Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer: Resources for Pro Se Filers -
Being Sued By a Creditor While in Bankruptcy Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 -
History of Bankruptcy in the United States -
What Is a Bankruptcy Rule 2004 Exam? -
Completing the Bankruptcy Schedule E/F -
Just How Bad is Bankruptcy for Your Credit Score? -
Can Your Bankruptcy Discharge Be Denied? -
When Bankruptcy Auto-Freeze on Debts Can Be Lifted -
If I Filed Bankruptcy Before, How Long Before I Can File Again? -
How To Avoid Bankruptcy and Spare Your Credit -
If You Declare Bankruptcy, Can You Keep Some Credit Cards? -
What Happens When I File Bankruptcy After I Have Been Sued? -
How much will my Chapter 13 payment be? -
How to Report Suspected Bankruptcy Fraud -
What Is a Preferential Transfer? -
What Is Involuntary Bankruptcy? -
What Is Voluntary Bankruptcy? -
How Long Does Bankruptcy's Automatic Stay Last? -
Tips for Choosing Do-It-Yourself Bankruptcy Software -
What to Do When a Creditor Violates a Bankruptcy Stay -
Overview of the Bankruptcy Statement of Financial Affairs -
Mortgage Loan Modification and Bankruptcy -
How to Improve Your Credit Score After Bankruptcy -
Reasons to File Bankruptcy Now to Get the Maximum Benefits Available -
What You Need to Know Before Filing a Medical Bankruptcy -
What Is Chapter 15 Bankruptcy? -
What Are Nonexempt Assets in a Bankruptcy Case? -
7 Questions to Help You Decide Whether to File for Bankruptcy -
Know How Your Court Works When You File for Bankruptcy -
What Is a Bankruptcy Trustee?
-
Keep Your Ride: Do Not Lose Your Car in Bankruptcy -
Filing Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer: Can or Should You? -
What Are Federal Bankruptcy Exemptions? -
Can I File Bankruptcy Without My Spouse? -
What's the Difference Between General Discharge vs. Dischargeability? -
What Is Chapter 13 Bankruptcy? -
What Are Dischargeable Income Tax Debts in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy? -
Learn about the California 703 exemption scheme for bankruptcy cases. -
How Bankruptcy Can—and Cannot—Affect Your Retirement Savings -
How to Stop Creditor Calls After a Bankruptcy -
Why Do So Many Chapter 13 Cases Fail? -
5 Consequences of Bankruptcy
-
2 Personal Bankruptcy Options For Consumers -
What Is a Bankruptcy Discharge? -
What Is Liquidated Debt? -
What Is Chapter 9 Bankruptcy? -
What Is a Bankruptcy Proof of Claim? -
Read This Before Declaring Bankruptcy -
How to File a Bankruptcy Proof of Claim Form -
Understanding Bankruptcy Schedules -
Can I Get Rid of Child Support and Alimony If I File Bankruptcy? -
Filing Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer: Chapter 13 Issues -
How Bankruptcy Rule 7004 Affects a Summons -
Dismissing a Bankruptcy Case Without Discharge -
Can I Use My Credit Card to Pay My Bankruptcy Fees? -
Which Is Better: Debt Management Plan or Bankruptcy?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/what-is-chapter-7-bankruptcy-316202color-355f125a28264491a0cac1313e2c914b.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1192159134-55cc681d00b741c0bfde11fccbca1338.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1192884896-e79b9ac0ced04f7b903b0888534301db.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1129849072-7a45be8897964e298e5ab69b6273df3f.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/usa--new-jersey--jersey-city--couple-using-laptop-together-to-pay-bills-171625866-90c0e529107e4637b17bbbc4da275c62.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/woman-using-credit-card-at-atm-1140203471-b631a217bee748e3b253848cdb6dca53.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-672161411-23b5154144bc47258230f610a0418ddc.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-538463534-575a67ea5f9b5892e8d8b2ca.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-513067677-57a51ecd3df78cf4597db398.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-184391835-56d3a8d13df78cfb37d41ea1.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-923317900-5c2e7d9146e0fb0001a23ac0.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1180593789-adadc223ea1841f0b87a611ba2d66a6d.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bankruptcy-schedule-e-a9721e9674ec473d8ceb1eb6854006fa.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-479975716-56a067f55f9b58eba4b04a3a.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/80993352-F-56a067135f9b58eba4b045be.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/vetting-judges-56a5939f5f9b58b7d0dd72ea.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/usa--utah--salt-lake-city--young-woman-going-though-domestic-paperwork-150972778-8b1f942b4b2541e2837f3c920d1c0efd.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bankruptcy-9afddbf88cea47c49e133b0d51e40f81.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/woman-who-is-surprised-to-see-her-bank-account-while-paying-her-bill-1167717541-a26ef2ad52fa4ec28d65a435ae8114b5.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/witness-addressing-the-courtroom-in-a-trial-844393098-6118d8a19c804f709c7301a0f2d119a4.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/chapter-13-payments-37a8f94ebe4e4417b96306c963696530.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/businessman-in-handcuffs-in-courtroom-78494866-576045bd3df78c98dc314a05.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-89772119-8e79eaa54c284c40aa2df62bef0954e7.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-148197593-0aaf77f4c1ce41e2b6a7e7b7112c2a22.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/WhatIsVoluntaryBankruptcyJune152021-e1648cc9548644f092895ae9b7480f1d.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/woman-holding-money-over-purse-1044967468-d4c7912011364a85a3c75ea49e682bb4.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-869465668-5c41483646e0fb00018d6829.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/robobad-574860133df78ccee1b897c6.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/173843942-56a067943df78cafdaa16dcb.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Getty-7-2016-1-579bfb5c5f9b589aa991b522.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1071746598-c3d70c639f4d41f0bf411757820bb980.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/young-couple-having-finacial-problems-831701084-5c3c9f96c9e77c0001f664fd.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-456771809-56a067ee5f9b58eba4b04a37.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1180593796-c90e1f797a7a4f8a93d638aa61e37095.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-182148217-bankruptcycourthouse-d0a5bb756821447a8cb7b8392efb7ef2.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-88621051-5a8c874f1d640400371d2661.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/real-estate-agent-with-couple-looking-through-documents--1157507697-4ae15c6c3aa44fe9b1e373169ea5a40f.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1180593789-220989083b124c5697b43097f8f60ef9.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-680556621-2641c83b1120454b9e0fdbdac631d0b0.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-487701729-56d230f03df78cfb37cc15f5.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/financial-problems-504486028-a3396b1674c64857ad8c294a78e92f98.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bankruptcy-with-spouse-0160532018d5451e941225642a3127ff.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/erase-debt-483990997-5c1cfec146e0fb00017c059c.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-77146073-da759e5d110640158f1b21f9ed5d2fca.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/serious-man-paying-bills-online-at-home-509603577-578423bf3df78c1e1f7c6de9.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-489038975-San-Francisco-58de97fb3df78c5162b6055c.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-78004725-577148025f9b5858759d43ff.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-82796028_cropped2-2cc4cfce05094fe6838b6e0eead730e2.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/senior-female-judge-at-the-bench-reading-paper-168271312-bb77da9b7d7642568cfb49ab7dc8df28.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-743699545-83ab6d8b4ede493faf07b76fb0d04962.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/80b45e186b516af2bea68ec1b632c7b7_new1-3126117c489e4621812697700cd1ec88.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bankruptcy-discharge-what-is-it-and-when-does-it-happen-8eafb0f711c24a048d4854a82cdb5f70.png)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gettywomancountingmoney-5ae3756b119fa80036a1fc82.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1161240357-9c93d7e318814639b24f7b3098e2d009.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-487701729-f2cbc3618b0e499a8a951ffef2e2803a.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/concerned-woman-holding-bills-and-talking-on-cell-phone-155292621-57604fa03df78c98dc3e0afd.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/proof-of-claim-form-226600a7eeff44039edac0edb6f2f683.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-761606773-8f2d9608140443e291e386183181796f.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1026617690-aee493caab61416b901d516749d3f533.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-92629838-e3048e76a24948ff925d7f8195a56fe3.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Gettylawsuit-5a5d454fb39d03003766af02.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/iStock_89277171_MEDIUM-57aa28c83df78cf4599396ff.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/midsection-of-man-with-showing-empty-pockets-against-gray-background-743699545-5ba0d16d46e0fb0025309b4a.jpg)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Debt-to-Equity-Ratio-Definition-56a093503df78cafdaa2d8cb.jpg)