When Should You File For Bankruptcy?

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When Should You File For Bankruptcy? Bankruptcy is usually believed to be the last resort for individuals suffering financial hardships, and certainly for good reason. To go with bankruptcy will allow you an opportunity for getting your finances in place, perhaps even receive a clean slate - however, this as well as negative influence that might affect your possessions and make it more challenging for credits for years. What happens when filing for bankruptcy? If you have been facing financial struggle, bankruptcy allows you the chance to pay off a good portion of your liabilities over time or have a fair part of it eliminated entirely. Either way, filing for bankruptcy allows what is known as 'automatic stay,' which is primarily a block on the debt to keep your lenders from collecting. They will no longer be able to deduct money from your account, possess any of your assets or garnish your wages. You will then also have ample time to work things out with the court and your lenders to decide on their next steps. Will you lose your property? What destiny has in store for your property depends on if you file for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy! In case you are not sure about the right option for your situation, talk to an experienced bankruptcy attorney at Recovery Law Group. What happens to your credit if you declare bankruptcy? As you declare bankruptcy, it ensures that you no longer have to pay your debts as agreed originally, and it could severely destroy your credit history. This said the two kinds of bankruptcy are never treated a similar way. Because chapter 7 bankruptcy absolutely eliminated the debts you have incorporated when you file, it could stay on your credit report for up to a decade.


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