How to File Bankruptcy


How to File Bankruptcy

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How to File Bankruptcy

Not all business venture is successful and sometimes business owner have no choice but to close the business down and declare bankruptcy. It is a sad truth but it happens. See below to know the process in declaring bankruptcy.

How To / Instruction

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  • Step

    1

    Make sure you have no other options before you file for a bankruptcy.

  • Step

    2

    Determine which bankruptcy you are going to file. The 2 you are going to be looking into are Chapter 7 and Chapter 13.

  • Step

    3

    Determine whether you want a lawyer or if you want to do it yourself.

  • Step

    4

    If you decide to go with a lawyer, you are going to meet with him.

  • Step

    5

    Find out how much it is going to cost to go through the lawyer.

  • Step

    6

    Refer all of your creditors to your lawyers office even if you want to keep them.

  • Step

    7

    Now you are going to wait for a meeting of the creditors.

  • Step

    8

    Do not use your credit cards while you are in the middle of a bankruptcy.

  • Step

    9

    The trustee is going to determine whether or not you have assets that can repay some of your creditors.

  • Step

    10

    On the 60th day after the meeting of creditors they can file a lawsuit. If they do not with in the 60 days they can't come after you and you do not have to pay the debt back.

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