How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy by Stephen Elias

How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy by Stephen Elias

Overwhelmed with debt? Help is here.

When bills pile up, and relief isn't in sight, you need answers. How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy gives you the knowledge you need to decide whether bankruptcy is right for you, including:

• which debts get wiped out in bankruptcy
• what property you'll be able to keep (you don't lose everything)
• how to retain your home or car, if possible, and
• whether your income qualifies you to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
  

Once you're ready to take control of your finances, you'll be able to navigate the bankruptcy process with confidence. The easy-to-understand instructions will teach you how to:

• complete the official bankruptcy court forms
• file your debtor education course certificates
• prepare for the meeting of creditors (the one appearance you'll make), and
• rebuild your credit after receiving your fresh start.
  

And, most importantly, if the law changes, you'll know. Nolo provides access to legal changes on the How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy updates page.

Until his death in late 2011, Stephen R. Elias was a practicing attorney, active Nolo author, and president of the National Bankruptcy Law Project. He was an important part of Nolo for more than 30 years, and was the author or coauthor of many Nolo books, including Bankruptcy for Small Business Owners. Other titles include Special Needs Trusts: Protect Your Child's Financial Future, How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, and Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law. He was also one of the original authors of Nolo's bestselling WillMaker software. Steve held a law degree from Hastings College of Law and practiced law in California, New York, and Vermont before joining Nolo in 1980. He was featured in such major media as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Good Morning America, 20/20, Money Magazine, and more. The blog he began on bankruptcy and foreclosure law continues at Nolo's Bankruptcy & Foreclosure Blog.
After receiving his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1985, Albin Renauer worked for various public-interest law firms in the bay area and as a staff attorney for Chief Justice Rose Bird of the California Supreme Court. He spent 17 years as an editor at Nolo, where he helped create numerous books and software programs, including the bestselling WillMaker. He also edited Law on the Net, the first online directory of legal resources and was the architect of Nolo's Webby Award winning website during the dot-com boom. Currently, Albin is an independent web and database developer and Webby Award judge. His latest project is LegalConsumer.com, an online companion to his How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy designed to help debtors file for bankruptcy.
Baran Bulkat, contributing updater for the 18th edition, is a consumer bankruptcy attorney practicing in Southern California. He has authored numerous bankruptcy articles on Nolo.com as well as other bankruptcy sites in the Nolo Network. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgia Tech and his law degree from California Western School of Law. Baran has been practicing bankruptcy law exclusively since graduating from law school.

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ISBN 13	9781413321944
ISBN 10	1413321941
Title	How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Author	Stephen Elias
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	NOLO
Year published	2015-10-26
Number of pages	464
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