Your Debt in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Find out which of your debts can be canceled (discharged) in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
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Before you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it's important to understand what will happen to your property. For many filers, Chapter 7 bankruptcy will wipe out most or all of their debts. But some debts won't be discharged (wiped) out in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Below you'll find overview articles explaining what happens to your debts (both secured and unsecured), articles on specific types of debts, and a link to articles focused exclusively on secured debts.
Your Debt: Overview Articles
Start here to learn the difference between secured and unsecured debts, and which debts will be wiped out in bankruptcy.
Learn about the debts that are discharged (wiped out) in a successful Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Learn about the debts that cannot be discharged in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.
When you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, there are some debts that you must or should continue to pay.
Priority debts get paid first in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Usually post-petition debts are not discharged in bankruptcy. Find out which debts are post-petition and which are pre-petition.
Find out if your cosigner or guarantor will be on the hook for your debt if you file for bankruptcy.
Secured Debt in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Learn what unsecured debt is and the special options for dealing with it in bankruptcy.
Find out about your options for dealing with secured debt and property in Chapter 7.
How Specific Debts Are Treated in Chapter 7
Do you have credit card debt, medical bills, tax debt, or a retirement plan loan? Find out what happens to these debts in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Articles and Q&As on what happens to credit card debt in bankruptcy, avoiding trouble, and more.
Articles on cars, car loans, and car leases.
You can wipe out medical debt in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy does not get rid of your obligation to pay ongoing child support and back child support.
Articles on what happens to tax debt in bankruptcy.
Find out if your tax lien will remain after Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Usually you cannot wipe out student loans in bankruptcy, but there is one exception.
Learn how tax debts are treated in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, so you can decide which is better for you.
Find out what happens to your retirement plan loan in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
If you file for bankruptcy, you may not be able to get rid of recent cash advances or credit card charges for luxury items.
Unless you've committed fraud, you can discharge Social Security overpayments in bankruptcy.
Usually, government fines are not discharged in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. But there's one exception.
Learn what happens to payday loans in bankruptcy, and some special issues regarding these cash advances.
Find out if you can wipe out a lawsuit judgment in bankruptcy and what happens if the creditor has a lien against some of your property.
What happens to HOA dues in Chapter 7 bankruptcy depends on whether you plan to keep or surrender your home.
Questions on Debts in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
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