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    Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time
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    Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time

    By Cara O'Neill

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    About this ebook

    Stop creditors. Get more time to pay.

    Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers unique debt solutions not available in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Yes, you’ll pay into a repayment plan. But your money will go toward the debts that matter most—like your mortgage, car loan, support obligations, and taxes. Remaining debts, such as credit card balances, medical bills, and utility bills, usually get only a fraction of what you owe.

    Some of Chapter 13 bankruptcy’s other features include allowing filers to:

    • keep all property
    • avoid foreclosure and vehicle repossession
    • pay the fair market value for a car, and
    • stop lawsuits, wage garnishments, and bank levies.

    Here, you’ll find clear explanations of the Chapter 13 process to help you:

    • decide if Chapter 13 is your best option
    • estimate your monthly plan payment, and
    • find and work effectively with the right lawyer.

    This revised edition covers all the latest changes in bankruptcy law, including updated exemption tables for every state, and explains how to use the new official bankruptcy forms.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNOLO
    Release dateMay 5, 2020
    ISBN9781413327618
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    Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time
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    Cara O'Neill

    Cara O'Neill is a bankruptcy and litigation attorney in Northern California and a legal editor and writer with Nolo. Before joining Nolo, she practiced in the areas of criminal and civil litigation, and bankruptcy. She also served as an administrative law judge and taught law courses as an adjunct professor. In 1994, she received her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School, graduating Order of the Barristers—an honor society recognizing excellence in courtroom advocacy. Cara has edited, authored, and coauthored several Nolo books, including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, The New Bankruptcy, Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court, and Credit Repair.

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