Can Bankruptcy be filled More Than Once?

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Can Bankruptcy Be Filled More Than Once? Bankruptcy Can Be Filled More Than Once! YES, IT IS POSSIBLE TO FILE BANKRUPTCY MORE THAN ONCE! In fac t,

you

can file bankr u p t c y as man y

There are no limi t s as

B ut ha v ing said

to

ho w man y

that, there

before

you

times

times you

the

as

need arises .

can file for bankr u p t c y.

are some d u ra t ion limi t s

your

discharge

though

deb t s .

Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13 THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS In Case of Chap t er Yo u' ll ha v e

to wait

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for

Yo u can file for Chap t er

In Case of Chap t er

Bankr u p t c y :

8 years

13

af t er

13

before

4 years

from

file ano t her Chap t er

the

da t e

you

7.

las t Chap t er

7.

Bankr u p t c y:

Yo u can file ano t her Chap t er Yo u can file for Chap t er

to

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af t er

13

6 years

again af t er

from

the

2 years.

da t e of Chap t er

13.

Exception If

you

ha v e paid

100%

file chap t er These are deb t,

the

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deb t s from

utilities,

the

of

o ut s t anding deb t s ,

you

bankr u p t c y immedia t el y.

unsecured

credi t ors s u ch as credi t card

medical bills , or an y s tu den t loan as par t of Chap t er

Or af t er pa y ing a t leas t

can

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70%

your

bankr u p t c y filing .

of

the

claims in

your

Chap t er

13

case .

Frequency of Filing Bankruptcy Affect Debt Discharge? YES, IT DOES! Yo u' ll no t be en t i t led bankr u p t c y

to

a discharge if

within 2 years

of filing

Chap t er In Chap t er

unsecured Chap t er

13,

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bankr u p t c y,

credi t ors or

you will

your

file for

pre v io u s

13.

you

70%

you

m u s t ha v e paid

or more in

no t be en t i t led

your to

your

pre v io u s

a discharge .

When Can You Not File For Bankruptcy? Yo u can ’t file for a bankr u p t c y case af t er

the

dismissal of

Yo u ma y be ineligible

your to

under

an y chap t er

within 180

da y s

las t bankr u p t c y case .

file bankr u p t c y if made req u es t s

to the

bankr u p t c y j u dge pre v io u sl y, also called mo t ions .

Filing a bankr u p t c y case

when

ineligible

will

res u l t in dismissal of

the

case and ma y impose f u r t her ineligibili ty e xt ensions .

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