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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Feasibility

by Russell A. DeMott, Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer

To get your Chapter 13 bankruptcy confirmed (approved) you’ll need to show that you’ve proposed a “feasible” plan.  If you haven’t, your plan can’t be confirmed, and your case must be dismissed. Chapter 13, unlike Chapter 7 (straight bankruptcy), is all about your plan.  You submit a plan, and the plan must do certain things.  [...]

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Bankruptcy: “But I Don’t Want to File On….”

by Russell A. DeMott, Charleston Bankruptcy Lawyer

Filing bankruptcy means listing all your debts, even those you eventually plan on repaying after bankruptcy, like debts to relatives or your mortgage and car payments. As I tell my clients, you need to list anyone in the Milky Way Galaxy to which you owe money.  That means even those who think you owe them [...]

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