Choose the best bankruptcy option
The New Bankruptcy provides clear-cut information, answers to common questions, worksheets, and strategies to help you figure out whether bankruptcy is the right solution to your debt problem. Find out:
the main differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy
whether you qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (the means test)
how the Chapter 13 repayment plan works
which type of bankruptcy (7 or 13) is better in various situations
which debts are wiped out
what happens to your property, including your home, car, and retirement accounts, and
other ways to handle debt problems.
The book also outlines the bankruptcy process and includes completed sample bankruptcy forms.
Tabella dei contenuti
The New Bankruptcy Law: A Work in Progress
1 What Is Bankruptcy?
2 Who Can File for Bankruptcy
3 How Bankruptcy Affects Your Debts
4 Your Property and Bankruptcy
5 Your Home
6 What Happens to Personal Property That Secures a Loan
7 Making the Decision
8 Your Credit Cards
9 Your Job, Freedom, and Self-Respect
10 Bankruptcy Forms and Procedures
11 Getting Help With Your Bankruptcy
12 Alternatives to Bankruptcy
Glossary
Appendixes
A Federal and State Exemption Tables
Circa l’autore
Leon Bayer is a Los Angeles, California bankruptcy attorney, practicing since 1979. His primary focus is on representing individuals and small businesses in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. He is a founding partner in the California law firm of Bayer, Wishman & Leotta and is a Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy Law. To learn more about Leon, you can visit his Los Angeles Bankruptcy Blog or his Los Angeles bankruptcy attorney website. Mr. Bayer is a coauthor of Nolo’s The New Bankruptcy: Will It Work for You?, authors the ‘Ask Leon’ series on Nolo’s Bankruptcy, Debt & Foreclosure blog, and writes on bankruptcy topics for Nolo’s website.
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