The Bankruptcy Lawyers With The Voelker Firm Answer Your Bankruptcy Questions

Yes, they will!  By law, all actions against a debtor must cease once the bankruptcy documents are filed.
Creditors cannot initiate or continue any lawsuits, wage garnishees, or even telephone calls demanding payments.
Secured creditors such as banks holding a lien on a car, will get the stay lifted if you cannot make payments.
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One of the major purposes of bankruptcy legislation is to afford the opportunity to a person hopelessly burdened with debt to erase his or her debt and thereby get a fresh financial start.  A bankrupt’s debt is erased when he or she is discharged.
The debtor is discharged 3 – 5 months after bankruptcy is filed.  [...]

A person can absoultely file bankruptcy if they make over $100,000 per year.   In most cases, depending on the size of your family, most likely you will need to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and pay back a portion of your debt over a three to five year period.  The amount that needs to be [...]

If you’re thinking about filing bankruptcy, you’re probably wondering how it can affect credit.
It’s true that bankruptcy stays on a credit report for up to 10 years (may be less depending on which type of bankruptcy is filed), but once the slate is essentially “wiped clean” after a successful bankruptcy filing, people can instantly start [...]