<\/span><\/h2>\nAs briefly discussed in the earlier parts, Chapter 7 is the liquidation of your assets to pay off your creditors and regain a little bit of financial freedom. But if there is a property you wish to keep after a bankruptcy, you can file for bankruptcy exemption to protect that property from being liquidated.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe following are examples of properties you can file an exemption according to current federal limits:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Vehicles\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Jewelry\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Pensions<\/span><\/li>\n
- A portion of unpaid but earned wages<\/span><\/li>\n
- Household appliances that are reasonably necessary<\/span><\/li>\n
- A portion of the equity in the debtor’s name<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Myths in Filing for Bankruptcy\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nThere are a lot of myths concerning filing for bankruptcy. Among those myths are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Chapter 7 will stay and ruin your credit for 7-10 years: This is partly true since bankruptcy dramatically affects your credit. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will have bad credit for years. You can always start rebuilding your credit after a bankruptcy case has been discharged and closed.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You will not be able to purchase a home or car for at least ten years after bankruptcy filing: False. You can always buy a property, but you will be charged with a slightly higher interest rate.<\/span><\/li>\n
- It would be best if you had a certain total debt to qualify: This is untrue since there is no debt threshold before you can be eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n
- People who file for bankruptcy are stealing and can go to jail: FALSE. People who file for bankruptcy primarily struggle with getting out of debt and managing their repayments.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You can only file for bankruptcy one time: False. If you filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and got discharged, you have to wait six years before obtaining a discharge through Chapter 13.<\/span><\/li>\n
- It is always better to work with a credit counselor to resolve my debts: Credit counseling is good, but the credit counseling agencies have no legal authority to oblige your creditors to agree with any repayment plans.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Filing for bankruptcy will only hurt your budget even more due to the bankruptcy fees and attorney fees: You will indeed need to pay bankruptcy fees and your bankruptcy attorney’s fees on top of that, but it will be worth it. It would be more disadvantageous if you choose to file for bankruptcy by yourself without much knowledge about the whole proceeding and what happens during a bankruptcy hearing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Life After Bankruptcy<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nOnce the bankruptcy court has discharged and eliminated your qualified debts, and the bankruptcy case you filed is closed, you will have a new chance to start again. Rebuild your credit, avoid huge debts, and get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
<\/span>Why You Need to Hire a Bankruptcy Attorney<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nAside from the bankruptcy protection, you get after you have successfully filed your petition, a bankruptcy lawyer can also protect you from creditor harassment. With their years of experience handling a bankruptcy case, a good bankruptcy lawyer can give you your money’s worth by providing you with peace of mind during the whole bankruptcy proceeding and protecting you from any uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Knowing Your Different Bankruptcy Options Filing for bankruptcy is not as straightforward as anyone would think. There are a lot of things to consider, forms to fill out, and fees to pay. Before you file for anything, you should always get yourself a good bankruptcy lawyer in California who can help you with the decision-making […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3497"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3501,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3497\/revisions\/3501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/provencherandflatt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}