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Want to enjoy a debt-free life?
Help is here.

You don't have to struggle with burdensome debt. Filing for Chapter 7 can offer relief in as few as four months. Using easy-to-understand language, How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy explains the process for:

determining if you'll qualify for a Chapter 7 discharge identifying debts that get wiped out protecting your property and assets, and retaining your home or car.

Once you're ready to file, our step-by-step instructions guide you through:

completing all bankruptcy forms preparing for the meeting of creditors (your one required appearance) submitting debtor education course certificates, and rebuilding your credit for a fresh start.

The 24th edition is fully updated with current state and federal statutory exemption amounts.

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• Your Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Companion(1)
• 1 Should You File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?(7)
• Bankruptcy in America: The Big Picture(9)
• An Overview of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy(12)
• Who Can't File for Chapter 7(24)
• Does Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Make Economic Sense?(35)
• Alternatives to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy(47)
• 2 The Automatic Stay(59)
• Actions Prohibited by the Stay(61)
• When the Stay Doesn't Apply(66)
• Evictions(70)
• 3 Your Property and Bankruptcy(75)
• Property in Your Bankruptcy Estate(77)
• Property That Isn't in Your Bankruptcy Estate(88)
• Property You Can Keep (The Exemption System)(89)
• Selling Nonexempt Property Before You File(108)
• Avoiding Property Transfer Issues Before Bankruptcy(111)
• 4 Your House(115)
• How Bankruptcy Affects a Typical Homeowner(116)
• If You're Behind on Your Mortgage Payments(121)
• Will You Lose Your Home?(132)
• 5 Secured Debts(147)
• What Are Secured Debts?(150)
• What Happens to Secured Debts When You File for Bankruptcy(155)
• Options for Handling Secured Debts in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy(158)
• Choosing the Best Options(172)
• Step-by-Step Instructions(181)
• 6 Complete and File Your Bankruptcy Paperwork(193)
• Gather the Necessary Documents(195)
• Get Some Information From the Court(201)
• For Married Filers(205)
• Required Forms and Documents(208)
• Voluntary Petition for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (Form 101)(213)
• Relating to Eviction Judgments (Forms 101A and 101B)(220)
• Form 106 Schedules(220)
• Statement of Financial Affairs for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (Form 107)(265)
• Statement of Intention for Individuals Filing Under Chapter 7 (Form 108)(276)
• Your Statement About Your Social Security Numbers (Form 121)(279)
• The Means Test Forms(279)
• Notice Required by 11 U.S.C. § 342(b) for Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy (Form 2010)(303)
• Creditor Mailing List(303)
• How to File Your Papers(304)
• After You File(308)
• 7 Handling Your Bankruptcy Case(311)
• Routine Bankruptcy Procedures(313)
• Amending Your Bankruptcy Papers(331)
• Filing a Change of Address(336)
• Special Problems(337)
• 8 Life After Bankruptcy(351)
• Newly Acquired or Discovered Property(352)
• Newly Discovered Creditors(355)
• Postbankruptcy Attempts to Collect Debts(356)
• Attempts to Collect Discharged Debts(360)
• Attempts to Revoke Your Discharge(362)
• Postbankruptcy Discrimination(363)
• Rebuilding Credit(365)
• 9 Which Debts Are Discharged(375)
• Debts Discharged in Bankruptcy(377)
• Debts That Survive Chapter 7 Bankruptcy(381)
• Disputes Over Dischargeability(400)
• 10 Help Beyond This Book(407)
• Debt Relief Agencies(409)
• Bankruptcy Petition Preparers(411)
• Legal Research(420)
• Glossary(431)
• Appendix
• How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website(455)
• List of Forms Available on the Nolo Website(455)
• Index(459)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Attorney Cara O'Neill is a legal editor with Nolo and the author of Nolo's The New Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court, and more. She has practiced in the areas of litigation and bankruptcy for over twenty years.