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What Debts Can I Eliminate?

What Debts Can I Eliminate in Bankruptcy?

If you qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (most of my clients do), your eligible debts are wiped away to give you a fresh financial start and relief from harassing creditors. However, some types of debts are not eligible for discharge through bankruptcy.

We are Loomis & Greene. We have helped couontless people in Loveland, Fort Collins, Greeley and Northern Colorado file for bankruptcy in years of practice. We can’t make all your debt magically disappear, but we have the knowledge and legal experience to maximize your debt relief and steer your case through Bankruptcy Court as efficiently as possible.

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What Debts Can I Eliminate in Bankruptcy?

In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, most unsecured debts can be eliminated with the help of a trusted attorney. Unsecured means not secured by collateral:

  • Credit card debt, charge accounts and cash advances

  • Medical bills not covered by insurance

  • Certain judgments

  • Certain back taxes

Once a debt is discharged in U.S. Bankruptcy Court through Chapter 7, you will not have to repay those creditors and they cannot come after you. In a Chapter 13, you are protected from creditors as long as you make the payments to the trustee, and any remaining debt is forgiven at the end of your plan.

What Debts Cannot Be Discharged?

  • Secured debt (mortgage and car payments if you are keeping your home or cars)

  • Recent income taxes (last three years)

  • Student loans

  • Child support or spousal maintenance

  • Criminal fines or restitution

Relief From Debt. Relief From the Stress.

We will sit down with you to look at your debts and your entire financial picture. Our years of insights and experience as consumer bankruptcy lawyers enable our clients to fully discharge debt under the law.

Call us at 970-663-9138 or e-mail me to arrange your free consultation, including evening appointments.

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.