http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000350&title=Chapter+7+Eligibility&source=feed A petitioner must reside in or have a domicile, a place of business, or property in the United States in order to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The petitioner must not have been granted a discharge under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 within the last... http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000350&title=Chapter+7+Eligibility&source=feed http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000367&title=Secured+Claims+and+Liens&source=feed Secured claims include liens, security interests, security agreements and secured claims. An allowed claim secured by a lien on property in which the estate has an interest, or that is subject to setoff, is a secured claim to the extent of the... http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000367&title=Secured+Claims+and+Liens&source=feed http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000308&title=Unsecured+Claims&source=feed Unsecured debt may be generally described as a debt where credit was granted based solely upon the promise or ability of the debtor to pay. Claims that are not secured by any collateral or subject to setoff are generally unsecured claims. For... http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000308&title=Unsecured+Claims&source=feed http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000368&title=Creditor+Attempts+to+Collect+Discharged+Debt&source=feed A debt no longer exists after it is discharged in bankruptcy. The court enters an order prohibiting the debtor's creditors from later attempting to collect any discharged debt from the debtor. If a creditor attempts collection efforts on a... http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000368&title=Creditor+Attempts+to+Collect+Discharged+Debt&source=feed http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000307&title=Treatment+of+Property+Settlement+Claims&source=feed Certain property settlements are not dischargeable in a Chapter 7, 11 or 12 bankruptcy case, but remain dischargeable in Chapter 13 cases. Support, alimony or maintenance that is incurred by the debtor in the course of a divorce or separation or... http://www.managolaw.com/newsletters/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000307&title=Treatment+of+Property+Settlement+Claims&source=feed