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Can a Chapter 7 debtor make payments on a discharged debt without a reaffirmation agreement?
Yes. Even though a debt has been discharged, the debtor can still make a voluntary payment of the debt. This often happens, for example, with debts that are owed to family members or friends. But the key to this kind of payment is that it must be entirely voluntary;...
What is a reaffirmation agreement, and how does it work?
A reaffirmation agreement is an agreement by a debtor and a creditor about how to treat a particular debt that would otherwise be discharged in the debtor’s bankruptcy. Usually, the debt is secured by collateral that the creditor could repossess or foreclose on. In...
Care Credit and Bankruptcy
Our office is starting to see more clients with Care Credit as a creditor. Who are they ? Care Credit is a credit card account, or line of credit, offered through GE Capital that doctor and dentist offices are offering to their patients, with or without health...
What You Own and Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is designed to give the honest debtor a fresh start in their financial life when they have no other options to deal with their debt. In most cases, bankruptcy can accomplish this in one form or another, or through one chapter of bankruptcy or another. I...
Don't Select a Bankruptcy Lawyer on Price Alone
It's not always the most expensive bankruptcy lawyers that are the best or the cheapest that are the worst. In most areas, the prices for filing bankruptcy are determined by the market. The filing fees and credit counseling fees are set fees. The attorney fee, in most...
Waiting to File Bankruptcy ?
If you are considering bankruptcy, and keep putting off that appointment to visit with a bankruptcy attorney, you may want to re-think that. There are many timing issues with bankruptcy, debt, liens and income that can affect the timing of bankruptcy and when you...