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2. Should You Declare Bankruptcy? Here's How to Decide - AOL

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   Bankruptcy will whack your credit, but Chapter 7 may allow you to start rebuilding relatively quickly, while Chapter 13 will have longer-term effects. You could have a decent credit score (above ...

3. Common types of bankruptcy and how to avoid filing - AOL

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   Key takeaways. There are two common types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. Filing for bankruptcy is a time-consuming process that can take years to stop affecting your finances.

4. When should I file for bankruptcy? - AOL

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   Bankruptcy is designed to be used as a last resort when you have exhausted all other options. Depending on the bankruptcy option you choose, you may be able to eliminate all or some of your debt ...

5. Personal bankruptcy - Wikipedia

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   More rarely, personal bankruptcy proceedings are carried out under Chapter 11. The ultimate goal of personal bankruptcy, from the viewpoint of the debtor, is receiving a discharge. [2] In 2008, more than 96% of all bankruptcy filings were non-commercial and about two-thirds of these were chapter 7 cases. [3]

6. Bankruptcy in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Originally, bankruptcy in the United States, as nearly all matters directly concerning individual citizens, was a subject of state law. However, there were several short-lived federal bankruptcy laws before the Act of 1898: the Bankruptcy Act of 1800, [3] which was repealed in 1803; the Act of 1841, [4] which was repealed in 1843; and the Act of 1867, [5] which was amended in 1874 [6] and ...

7. Bankruptcy - Wikipedia

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   A Bankruptcy Exemption defines the property a debtor may retain and preserve through bankruptcy. Certain real and personal property can be exempted on "Schedule C" [42] of a debtor's bankruptcy forms, and effectively be taken outside the debtor's bankruptcy estate. Bankruptcy exemptions are available only to individuals filing bankruptcy. [43]