Caraker, John C.

Providing compassionate and comprehensive bankruptcy services to consumer debtors for over 18 years: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy/Consumer Bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal proceeding in which an individual who cannot pay his or her bills can get a fresh financial start. The right to file for bankruptcy is provided by federal law, and all bankruptcy cases are handled in federal court. Filing bankruptcy immediately stops all of your creditors from seeking to collect debts from you, at least until your debts are sorted out according to the law. Chapter 7 is known as "straight" bankruptcy or "liquidation." It requires a debtor to give up property which exceeds certain limits called "exemptions", so the property can be sold to pay creditors. Chapter 13 is called "debt adjustment". It requires a debtor to file a plan to pay debts (or part of debts) from current income. Most people filing bankruptcy will want to file under either chapter 7 or chapter 13. Either type of case may be filed individually or by a married couple filing jointly. In most cases you will not lose your home or car during your bankruptcy case as long as your equity in the property is fully exempt. Even if your property is not fully exempt, you will be able to keep it, if you pay its non-exempt value to creditors in chapter 13. Our firm will help you every step of the way to preserve your property and

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