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Sawin & Shea
MARCH 7, 2023
If you’re struggling with debt and considering bankruptcy, speaking with a bankruptcy lawyer can help you determine your best options and give you some clarity on how the process works. At Sawin & Shea, LLC, our Chapter 7 Bankruptcy lawyers have helped clients just like you in the Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Sawin & Shea
OCTOBER 26, 2022
In order to plan out your financial future, you need to understand the difference between secured and unsecured loans. Unsecured loans are loans that don’t have collateral. If you fail to repay an unsecured personal loan, the lender cannot repossess your assets. Credit card debts. Payday loans. Signature loans.
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Sawin & Shea
AUGUST 9, 2023
You aren’t allowed to pick and choose which debt you want the bankruptcy to apply to. Briefly, unsecured debts are not backed by any collateral and include things like credit card balances and unpaid medical bills. Creditors cannot reclaim any of your property if you default on a loan. The answer is yes.
Sawin & Shea
MARCH 13, 2024
It basically serves as a legally binding promise that the person filing for bankruptcy will resume making payments in full and on time to the creditor. Entering a reaffirmation agreement is a way that debtors in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy keep collateral attached to secured debt like houses or cars.
Sawin & Shea
APRIL 17, 2024
The court will then order a bankruptcy stay — also called an automatic stay — that prohibits creditors and lenders from collecting what you owe. This plan states that you’re committed to paying back something to creditors in monthly installments, and you detail the minimum amount you’ll pay as well as the duration of the plan.
Sawin & Shea
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
They can assist you through the bankruptcy process and can keep creditors from unlawfully harassing you. In order to understand the bankruptcy process, here’s what you need to know about consumer debt and non-consumer debt. What is Consumer Debt? With consumer debts, co-debtors receive the protection of an automatic stay.
Sawin & Shea
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Assets that do not fall within the statutory exemption values are liquidated and the proceeds used to pay your creditors something. However, the declarer is still responsible for paying non-dischargeable debt even after the process is complete. If a debt is secured, it means it is backed up by collateral property.
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