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Understanding the New Bankruptcy Law

On October 17, 2005, a new bankruptcy law went into effect. The purpose of the bankruptcy was to restore some fairness into the bankruptcy law in terms of who could qualify. Congress had become convinced that many people were taking advantage of the system under the old law in order to get out [...]

Getting a Fresh Start with a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

You can think of a chapter 7 bankruptcy as a fresh start with a life not overburdened with unmanageable debt. The chapter 7 was designed just for the individual debtor and is used to discharge certain eligible debts. When the court discharges the debt it means you no longer have any responsibility for [...]

Seeing Daylight Through the Eyes of Bankruptcy Laws

Bankruptcy laws are very clear about when you can and cannot file bankruptcy. Because of so much misuse of the bankruptcy proceedings in the past, the laws were revised in 2007. In effect the new law made it more difficult to file a chapter 7 than in the past, but once qualified, you [...]

Planning to Avoid Bankruptcy

In many cases, it is possible to avoid bankruptcy with some major financial planning and whole new attitude towards your standard of living. In other words, you can avoid bankruptcy if you make plans to do so and then stick with those plans. There are plenty of reasons why you would want to [...]

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