Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time

by Cara O'Neill Attorney

Overview

If you’re considering filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, this guide is for you. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy simplifies the process so you’ll know:

• how much you’ll pay in a repayment plan
• what it takes to keep a home or car
• which debts will be erased when the case ends
• how to rebuild credit after bankruptcy, and
• how to find and hire the right lawyer.

The newest edition contains legal updates, state-specific bankruptcy charts, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413329735
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	06/28/2022
Edition description:	Sixteenth Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

Cara O'Neill is a bankruptcy and litigation attorney in Northern California and a legal editor and writer with Nolo. Before joining Nolo, she practiced in the areas of criminal and civil litigation, and bankruptcy. She also served as an administrative law judge and taught law courses as an adjunct professor. She received her law degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School, graduating Order of the Barristers—an honor society recognizing excellence in courtroom advocacy. Cara has edited, authored, and coauthored several Nolo books, including How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, The New Bankruptcy, Everybody’s Guide to Small Claims Court, and Credit Repair.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Is Chapter 13 Right for You? 1.How Chapter 13 Works 2.The Automatic Stay 3. Are You Eligible to Use Chapter 13? 4. Do You Have to Use Chapter 13? 5. Can You Propose a Plan the Judge Will Approve? 6. Making the Decision Part II: Filing for Chapter 13 Bankruptcy 7. Complete Your Bankruptcy Forms 8. The Chapter 13 Plan 9. Filing the Bankruptcy Case 10. Handling Routine Matters After You File Part III: Making Your Plan Work 11. Common Legal Issues 12. Carrying Out Your Plan 13. If You Cannot Complete Your Plan 14. Life After Bankruptcy Part IV: Help Beyond the Book 15. Hiring and Working With a Lawyer 16. Legal Research Glossary Appendixes A: State and Federal Exemption Charts B: Chart and Sample Forms Index

Interviews

Living under the weight of financial burden is stressful—but there is a way out. You’ll find the easy-to-understand explanations in Chapter 13 bankruptcy will help you decide whether bankruptcy is right for you.

Editorial Reviews

Author Comments: "Living under the weight of financial burden is stressful—but there is a way out. You’ll find the easy-to-understand explanations in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy will help you decide whether bankruptcy is right for you."

"An excellent book that can guide you through the [Chapter 13] process." Forbes Magazine

"Chapter 13 Bankruptcy will save you a fortune in attorney fees and confusion." The Midwest Book Review

"This is the best book going if you choose to file alone or if you want background on the Chapter 13 process." Attorney Gary Klein, Co-Author of Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice

"It explains how Chapter 13 works, the automatic stay, determining eligibility for Chapter 13, the means test, proposing a plan the judge will approve, and making the decision; filing for bankruptcy; common legal issues, carrying out the plan, what to do if the plan cannot be completed, and life after bankruptcy; and hiring and working with a lawyer and doing legal research. This revised edition includes recent changes in bankruptcy law, as well as updated 50-state exemption tables and key Supreme Court decisions." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor, Ringgold, Inc.. ProtoView

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