How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - Softcover

O'neill, Cara; Renauer Albin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413324320 ISBN 13: 9781413324327

Publisher: Nolo, 2017

Synopsis

<b>Overwhelmed with debt? Help is here.</b><br><br>When bills pile up, and relief isn’t in sight, you need answers. <i>How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy</i> gives you the knowledge you need to decide whether bankruptcy is right for you, including:<br><ul><li>which debts get wiped out in bankruptcy</li><li>what property you’ll be able to keep (you don’t lose everything)</li><li>how to retain your home or car, if possible, and</li><li>whether your income qualifies you to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.<br></li></ul>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:<br><ul><li>complete the official bankruptcy court forms</li><li>file your debtor education course certificates</li><li>prepare for the meeting of creditors (the one appearance you’ll make), and</li><li>rebuild your credit after receiving your fresh start.<br></li></ul>And, most importantly, if the law changes, you’ll know. Nolo provides access to legal changes on the <i>How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy</i> updates page.

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Review

"Clear instructions on when and how to fill out the necessary forms." Forbes
"Exceptionally clear..."The New York Times
"A do-it-yourself bankruptcy book for people who can't afford expensive lawyers." Newsweek

About the Author

Cara O'Neill is a legal editor and writer at Nolo, focusing on bankruptcy, consumer credit, and debt. She writes for several sites, including Nolo.com, Lawyers.com, AllLaw.com, and TheBankruptcySite.org. She also edits a variety of Nolo book titles and updated Nolo's How to File Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, 19th edition.
Before joining Nolo, Cara practiced for over 20 years in civil litigation and bankruptcy. During that time, she served as an Administrative Law Judge mediating disputes in the automotive industry, taught undergraduate and graduate law courses, and served as house counsel for a large insurance company. She earned her law degree in 1994 from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where she served as a law review editor and graduated a member of the Order of the Barristers--an honor society recognizing excellence in courtroom advocacy. Cara maintains a bankruptcy practice in Roseville, California at the Law Office of Cara O'Neill.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413324320
• ISBN 13: 9781413324327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452