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Reporting Cash in a Bankruptcy

Declaring bankruptcy involves a series of qualifications and disclosures. You have to qualify for declaring bankruptcy under certain chapters of the bankruptcy code. Once you do qualify, you will have to disclose a lot of information to the bankruptcy court. Your income and assets are critical disclosures. Do I have to report all my cash […]
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Federal and State Bankruptcy Laws

Bankruptcy can be a complicated process. Any legal process can become even more convoluted when laws are not uniform or vary from state to state. Luckily most bankruptcy law is uniform and governed by the bankruptcy code. Is my bankruptcy regulated by state or federal laws? Bankruptcy cases are governed by the Federal courts exclusively.1 […]
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Asset Versus No-Asset Bankruptcy

If your income is far below your debt, you may have decided to submit a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Chapter 7 bankruptcy offers the benefit of discharging your non-exempt debt so you can start fresh. Non-exempt assets are those assets that are a part of the bankruptcy estate. This means that the bankruptcy trustee will […]
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Steps to Avoid Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy looks like an appealing way to get out of debt because it can offer either a new repayment plan process or it can wipe your qualifying debts clean. However, bankruptcy can be complicated and more expensive than other options. Further, bankruptcy may offer you debt relief, but it comes with long term consequences. For […]
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