In a bankruptcy proceeding, it is possible to eliminate a non-purchase-money, non-possessory security interest lien ... |
Traditionally, Chapter 7 has been the most common type of bankruptcy proceeding. It is available to individuals and business entities. |
Wages and other sources of income, including self-employment income, earned and received after the Chapter 7 bankruptcy action begins are excluded from the ... |
"Preferential transfers" will be brought back into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy action and included in the assets available for liquidation. These include ... |
Certain debts will not be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. These include: |
In a Chapter 7 filing, the debtor's personal liability for dischargeable debts is erased (not all debts are ... |
Among the types of bankruptcy filings, in a Chapter 13 proceeding, an individual debtor with regular wages or income agrees to pay back a portion of his or ... |
Among the types of bankruptcy filings, in a sense, Chapter 11 is to business entities what Chapter 13 is to ... |
When concluded, a bankruptcy filing remains on the debtor's credit report for 10 years. However, even the damage to the debtor's credit rating may be ... |