Learn About the Ways Bankruptcy Relief Can Help You
Bankruptcy benefits different people in different ways, but there are three essential benefits that just about everyone experiences under bankruptcy protection. These include the automatic stay that provides immediate protection from creditor collections, the right to exempt assets from creditor claims, and the opportunity to obtain a discharge of various kinds of debt upon the completion of your case.
To learn about the ways you stand to benefit from these features of bankruptcy, and to see whether any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code can provide additional relief in your situation, contact a New Jersey consumer bankruptcy attorney at Purrazzella & Purrazzella, P.A., in Toms River.
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Whether your case will be filed under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, you'll be sure to appreciate the impact of bankruptcy's automatic stay. As soon as your petition is filed, your creditors are unable to take any steps of any kind to enforce a claim against you. This includes lawsuits, mortgage foreclosure, garnishment, asset seizure, letters and phone calls. Holders of secured claims such as mortgages or car loans can sometimes seek bankruptcy court permission to resume certain kinds of collection activity, but the phone calls and harassment will definitely come to a stop.
Another powerful benefit of bankruptcy concerns the debtor's ability to declare certain assets exempt from the claims of creditors. In other words, you won't need to turn over exempt property to pay down debts. Our ability to explain exemptions and analyze their applicability in your case can help you choose between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, plan the timing of your bankruptcy case, and avoid mistakes prior to bankruptcy, such as using a 401(k) account to pay down dischargeable debt.
For most people, the ultimate goal of bankruptcy is to achieve a discharge of unsecured debts, including credit card obligations, medical bills, personal guaranties of business debt, and even certain tax debts. Once you receive your discharge, you will never need to pay the debt back. Chapter 7 debtors will usually receive their discharge about six months after filing the petition, and Chapter 13 debtors get the unpaid portion of their general unsecured debts discharged after completion of the repayment plan.
Decades of Bankruptcy Experience in Ocean County and Monmouth County
At Purrazzella & Purrazzella, our lawyers can give you a specific understanding of each of the ways you stand to benefit from bankruptcy under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. For a free consultation with an experienced New Jersey bankruptcy attorney, contact us in Toms River.
We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
