You may have seen or heard commercials on the TV or radio touting debt consolidation through one of many for profit companies as a desirable alternative to filing for bankruptcy. However, what these companies will not tell you, is that…
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Chart of Time Between Bankruptcy Cases
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If you have filed a bankruptcy in the past and want to file again and get a discharge, what are the waiting periods that apply? This simple chart will tell you based on bankruptcy type. * Time between bankruptcy cases…
Bankruptcy: The Great Financial Mercy
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This is going to be a philosophical post about bankruptcy. If you’re looking for answers about anything substantive, you might try here, but what I write below is something that I have been thinking about recently. What are we to…
How Long Does a Bankruptcy Case Last?
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Understandably, bankruptcy is something people like to put behind them. That’s the whole concept: a court proceeding and a fresh start. The two types of bankruptcy individuals file, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, have different timelines. The timeline of a…