Determining Your Bankruptcy Eligibility
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Hire A Bankruptcy Attorney
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Means Test
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Exemptions
Filing Bankruptcy
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The Required Documentation
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Two Online Classes Are REQUIRED
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Bad Advice From Good People
What Happens AFTER You File Bankruptcy?
Bankruptcy Discharge Meeting
(Creditors’ Meeting / Schedule 341 Meeting)
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Federal Trustee(s)
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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Timelines
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Discharge/Schedule 341/Creditors’ Meeting
Rebuilding Your Credit
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What Is Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?
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I would have WELCOMED classes before and after my (ahem, our) bankruptcy in 1999. In Illinois it’s more complicated to buy a car than to go bankrupt. There was SO much I didn’t know back then. (58 now, retired, new husband, haven’t been broke in over 15 years)