Bankruptcy Discharge Rules for Bankrupt Individuals

Bankruptcy Discharge Rules

Bankruptcy Discharge Rules for Bankrupt Individuals

Bankruptcy Discharge Rules:

9 month automatic discharge for first time bankrupts who fulfill all their duties and who do not have excess income. (Required monthly payment of less than $100.00 per month)

21 months (or more at the court’s discretion) for first time bankrupts who fulfill all their duties and have excess income. (Required monthly payment of $100.00 per month or greater)

24 months for second time bankrupts who do not have excess income. (Required monthly payment of less than $100.00 per month)

36 months for second time bankrupts who have excess income. (Required monthly payment of $100.00 per month or greater)

Bankrupts with personal income tax debt of $200,000 or more (representing 75 percent or more of total unsecured claims) are not eligible for an automatic discharge. They must go to court for an adjudication.

Contact Rumanek & Company Ltd. for more information on bankruptcy and debt solutions. Or please fill out the free bankruptcy evaluation form. To learn more please visit our YouTube  Channel.  Rumanek & Company have been helping individuals and families overcome debt for more than 25 years.  

Credit Card Debt for Retiree

Credit Card Debt for RetireeCredit Card Debt for Retiree

Irene is a retiree who had amassed over $18,000 in credit card debt.  She had spent the money on household items and some medical bills and being on an old age pension, she was now unable to afford the repayments.  Her husband was also on the pension and tried to help as best he could.  Irene had never considered going bankrupt before and saw it as an undignified approach to dealing with debt.  She was also afraid to lose her car.  Unfortunately, her creditors were becoming more aggressive, and she didn’t know what to do.

We talked with Irene, explaining that bankruptcy does not mean the loss of her car, and that sometimes, in some situations, bankruptcy is the only option. Fortunately, Irene did have another choice.  She was able to afford monthly payments for a consumer proposal, which satisfied her personal feelings about bankruptcy.  We offered her creditors a reasonable repayment on what they were owed, they accepted the offer, and Irene is now on the path to being debt-free.

Contact Rumanek & Company Ltd. for more information on bankruptcy and debt solutions. Or please fill out the free bankruptcy evaluation form. To learn more please visit our YouTube Channel. Rumanek & Company have been helping individuals and families overcome debt for more than 25 years.  

Can creditors garnish my wages?

Can creditors garnish my wages?

Can creditors garnish my wages?

A creditor must have a judgement from a lawsuit to garnish your wages. Legal action is expensive for both you and your creditors. Talk to your creditors and negotiate a reduced payment. If you do come to an agreement, make sure it is signed by both parties.

However, if you cannot reach an agreement eventually the creditor will sue you. If the court awards a judgement to a creditor, the creditor may decide to garnish your wages.

Contact Rumanek & Company Ltd. for more information on bankruptcy and debt solutions. Or please fill out the free bankruptcy evaluation form.

To learn more please visit our YouTube  Channel. 

Rumanek & Company have been helping individuals and families overcome debt for more than 25 years.   

 

 

What is a Bankruptcy Discharge

 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhat is a Bankruptcy Discharge

When you file an Assignment in Bankruptcy, you are placed under the protection of the court so that none of your creditors can take any action (legal or otherwise) to collect the debt owing to them.  This protection of you lasts as long as you are in the bankruptcy period.  During this period, you are known as an undischarged bankrupt.  Like anything else in life, there has to be an end to your bankruptcy.  The end of the bankruptcy process is called a discharge from bankruptcy.  The date of your discharge from bankruptcy is the date on which you are released from all “claims provable in bankruptcy.”

The debts that are not discharged during your bankruptcy  include child and spousal support, fines or penalties imposed by a court (including restitutional orders), debts obtained by fraud, student loans, etc.  Your trustee will review your debts in detail to determine if all or part of your debts will survive bankruptcy.

Contact Rumanek & Company Ltd. for more information on bankruptcy and debt solutions. Or please fill out the free bankruptcy evaluation form.

Rumanek & Company have been helping individuals and families overcome debt for more than 25 years.  To learn more please visit our YouTube  Channel.