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Nova, The Personal Bankruptcy Toolkit
The Personal Bankruptcy Toolkit - The Ultimate Guide to filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Kit

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Chapter 7 Bankruptcy gives the debtor a "fresh start."

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“A chapter 13 bankruptcy is also called a wage earner's plan. It enables individuals with regular income to develop a plan to repay all or part of their debts.”

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Filing Fees:
Chapter 7: $299
Chapter 13: $274
The courts only except cashier checks or money orders made payable to "The United States Bankruptcy Court".

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Average Cost for an Attorney:
Chapter 7: $950.00 - $1,400.00
Chapter 13: $1,800.00 - $2,400.00

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How to file for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

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Edition: 16th
Oct 2009
Pages: 576 pp.

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Forms

Table of Contents

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The 16th edition is updated and revised to reflect the latest laws and legal forms, plus the line-by-line instructions you need to fill them out. Easy-to-use charts make looking up the laws of your state a snap

 

List of Forms

  • Form 1-Voluntary Petition
  • Exhibit C to Voluntary Petition
  • Schedule A-Real Property
  • Schedule B-Personal Property
  • Schedule C-Property Claimed as Exempt
  • Schedule D-Creditors Holding Secured Claims
  • Schedule E-Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims
  • Schedule F-Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims
  • Schedule G-Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
  • Schedule H-Co debtors
  • Schedule I-Current Income of Individual Debtor(s)
  • Schedule J-Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s)
  • Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules
  • Summary of Schedules and Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities
  • Form 3A-Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments
  • Form 3B-Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing Fee
  • Form 7-Statement of Financial Affairs
  • Form 8-Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention
  • Form 16A-Caption
  • Form B20A-Notice of Motion or Objection
  • Form B21-Statement of Social Security Number
  • Form B22A-Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation
  • Form B23-Debtor's Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Personal Financial Management
  • Form B201-Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor Under § 342(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
  • Form B240-Reaffirmation Agreement
  • Mailing Matrix
  • Amendment Cover Sheet
  • Notice of Change of Address
  • Supplemental Schedule for Property Acquired After Bankruptcy Discharge
  • Proof of Service by Mail
  • Pleading Paper

How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

By Attorneys Stephen R. Elias, Albin Renauer & Robin Leonard, Nolo Press

Venue:

National - All States

Description:

Your step-by-step guide through Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

"This all-in-one book can help you find relief from overwhelming debt!"

"If you have more debt than you can possibly pay off, the bankruptcy system is there to help -- and with How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, you'll find the clear and user-friendly information, advice and forms you need to get through the entire process."

"First, the book will help you determine whether you qualify for Chapter 7 -- and whether it is the best way to deal with your debts. Then you'll find out how to:"

  • stop wage garnishments and attachments
  • fill out and file all the forms
  • cancel as much debt as possible
  • deal with secured debts
  • keep the maximum amount of property
  • keep your home, if possible
  • rebuild credit after bankruptcy

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

  1. How to Use This Book
  2. What This Book Doesn't Cover
  3. If You Need More Help
  4. The New Bankruptcy Law: A Work in Progress

1. Should You File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

  1. Bankruptcy in America: The Big Picture
  2. An Overview of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
  3. Who Can File for Chapter 7?
  4. Does Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Make Economic Sense?
  5. Alternatives to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

2. The Automatic Stay

  1. Actions Prohibited by the Stay
  2. When the Stay Doesn't Apply
  3. Evictions

3. Your Property and Bankruptcy

  1. Property in Your Bankruptcy Estate
  2. Property That Isn't in Your Bankruptcy Estate
  3. Property You Can Keep
  4. Selling Nonexempt Property Before You File

4. Your House

  1. How Bankruptcy Affects a Typical Homeowner
  2. If You're Behind on Your Mortgage Payments
  3. Will the Trustee Sell Your Home?
  4. Ways to Prevent the Loss of Your House in Bankruptcy

5. Secured Debts

  1. Secured Debts
  2. What Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Does to Secured Debts
  3. Ways to Deal With Secured Debts in Bankruptcy
  4. Choosing the Best Options
  5. Step-by-Step Instructions

6. Complete and File Your Bankruptcy Paperwork

  1. Gather the Necessary Documents
  2. Get Some Information From the Court
  3. For Married Filers
  4. Required Forms and Documents
  5. Form 1-Voluntary Petition
  6. Form 6-Schedules
  7. Form 7-Statement of Financial Affairs
  8. Form 8-Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention
  9. Form 21-Statement of Social Security Number
  10. Form B22A-Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means Test Calculation
  11. Form B201: Notice to Individual Consumer Debtor Under § 342(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
  12. Mailing Matrix
  13. How to File Your Papers
  14. After You File

7. Handling Your Case in Court

  1. Routine Bankruptcy Procedures
  2. Amending Your Bankruptcy Papers
  3. Filing a Change of Address
  4. Special Problems

8. Life After Bankruptcy

  1. Newly Acquired or Discovered Property
  2. Newly Discovered Creditors
  3. Post-Bankruptcy Attempts to Collect Debts
  4. Attempts to Collect Clearly Discharged Debts
  5. Attempts to Revoke Your Discharge
  6. Post-Bankruptcy Discrimination
  7. Rebuilding Credit

9. Which Debts Are Discharged

  1. A. Debts That Will Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
  2. Debts That Survive Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
  3. Disputes Over Dischargeability

10. Help Beyond the Book

  1. Debt Relief Agencies
  2. Bankruptcy Petition Preparers
  3. Bankruptcy Lawyers
  4. Legal Research

Glossary

Appendixes

  1. State and Federal Exemption Tables
  2. Worksheets and Charts
  3. Tear-Out Forms

Index

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“Other metro areas in the top 10 were the California cities of Stockton (3.53 percent), Modesto (3.39 percent), Riverside-San Bernardino (3.37 percent), Bakersfield (2.88 percent), and Vallejo-Fairfield (2.85 percent), along with the Reno-Sparks metro area in Nevada (2.67 percent) and the Florida metro areas of Port St. Lucie (2.63 percent) and Orlando-Kissimmee (2.57 percent).”

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“Among the top 50 metro foreclosure rates, the three biggest year-over-year increases were in Boise City-Nampa, Idaho, and Provo-Orem and Salt Lake City in Utah. In several states the largest increases were posted in cities not previously a focal point for foreclosure activity. The Chico metro area posted the biggest year-over-year increase in California, with foreclosure activity up 98 percent from the third quarter of 2008. The medium-sized metro about 100 miles north of Sacramento had a 12.8 percent unemployment rate in August, above the state and national averages.”

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