- Divorce
- Child SupportCommon debts that you are able to get rid of or "discharge" are credit cards, medical bills, payday loans, personal loans, deficiency balances on cars or foreclosed homes, and, sometimes, back income taxes. Certain debts, such as student loans and child support, cannot be discharged.
- DUI/DWIPriority debts are debts that congress has decided should be treated in a special way in bankruptcy. These can include certain taxes, child support, government fines and certain DUI-related fines.
- BankruptcyChapter 13 bankruptcy allows debtors to reorganize their debts, typically over a 3-5 year period. Each month you make one payment to your Chapter 13 trustee, and what is included in that payment depends on the type of debts you have...
- ForeclosureForeclosure proceedings are STOPPED. If your property has already been lost in foreclosure, the bankruptcy will not be able to get it back.