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Car Payments and Car Repossession

Sawin & Shea

Is a car repossession looming in your future? Car repossession is one of the many reasons people contact the Indiana bankruptcy attorneys here at Sawin & Shea. Here’s some good news: You don’t have to just give up and allow your car to be repossessed. Are you behind on car payments? Now’s the time to act.

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Idaho Bankruptcy Court Holds that Later-Recovered Assets Revert to Borrower Absent Plan Provision to the Contrary

Troutman Sanders

In In re McCrorey , the debtors confirmed a chapter 13 plan, which required them to make payments for 60 months and provided no payments to unsecured creditors. Apparently, three years prior to the bankruptcy filing, the debtors had a vehicle repossessed by the bank.

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What Are Preferential Payments in Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

Which creditors can they pay? This typically occurs because the debtor doesn’t have the money to pay all of their creditors, so they feel they need to rank which ones are more important to pay first. When payments are made to some creditors over others, they can be considered preferential payments according to bankruptcy laws.

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What Assets Do You Lose in Chapter 7?

Sawin & Shea

Chapter 7 is also known as liquidation bankruptcy because it involves liquidating (selling off) non-exempt assets belonging to the debtor to repay creditors and lenders. The bankruptcy trustee will sell your non-exempt assets to pay a portion of your debts to creditors. They cannot take legal action against you or seize your assets.

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Does Chapter 13 Wipe All of Your Credit?

Sawin & Shea

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.

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Bankruptcy Chapter 7 vs 13: Which Is The Best Option?

Debt Free Colorado

Consider your income, assets, creditors, expenditures, and your ability to pass the means test while selecting between Chapter 13 and Chapter 7. Creditors are prohibited from contacting you after your petition is filed. Complete protection from creditors – This includes wage garnishment and debt collection.

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Dealing With Debt From COVID-19

Debt Free Colorado

Below you’ll find some strategies for working with your creditors and deciding which bills are the most important if you can’t pay them all. Reach out to your creditors. The decisions regarding which creditors get paid and which do not can have long term consequences and will require a strategy. Triage your finances.