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Summary:
"If you're considering bankruptcy, you need straightforward answers and reliable advice. This handy guide covers it all - so you can get your finances in line and your life back on track. This updated new edition covers everything you need to know about the new bankruptcy law and includes even better resources. Don't get desperate - get out of debt instead! Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
- What You're Not to Read
- Part I. Bankruptcy: The Big Picture
- Chapter 1. Considering Bankruptcy
- Viewing Bankruptcy in a Historical Context
- Debunking Bankruptcy Myths
- Understanding What You Can Gain Through Bankruptcy
- Knowing What You Can Lose in Bankruptcy
- Considering Alternatives to Bankruptcy
- Introducing the Different Types of Personal Bankruptcy
- Weighing the Consequences of Not Filing Bankruptcy
- Using the Statute of Limitations
- Chapter 2. Stopping the Bleeding
- Realizing You're Not Alone
- Preventing Further Damage Now
- Comparing Your Income with Your Spending
- Assessing Your Spending Habits
- Getting a Handle on What You Own
- Figuring Out How Much You Owe
- Chapter 3. Meeting the Players
- Finding Professional Help
- Getting to Know the Players
- Chapter 4. Deciding Which Type of Bankruptcy Is Best for You
- Deciding Whether to Fly Solo or As a Married Couple
- Looking at Your Probable Bankruptcy Choices
- Deciding Between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13
- Considering Other Types of Bankruptcy
- Changing Your Mind
- Chapter 5. Confronting the Means Test
- Putting the Means Test in Perspective
- Taking the Median Test
- Deducting Your Expenses and Taking the Means Test
- Figuring Out How Much of Your Debts You Can Pay
- Passing the Means Test by Showing "Special Circumstances"
- Considering Ways around the Means Test
- Getting Kicked Out of Chapter 7 for Abuse
- Chapter 6. Getting from Here to There: The Bankruptcy Process
- Navigating the BARF Maze
- Getting Organized Before Talking to a Lawyer
- Meeting Your Lawyer for the First Time
- Arranging for Credit Counseling
- Completing the Paperwork
- Filing Your Bankruptcy Case
- Using the Automatic Stay
- Receiving Notice of the Creditors' Meeting
- Supplying Copies of Tax Returns
- Attending the 341 Meeting
- Signing Up for Your Financial Management Course
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- Working Your Way through Chapter 7
- Working Your Way through Chapter 13
- Comparing the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Process
- Part II. Avoiding Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7. Considering Alternatives to Bankruptcy
- Appreciating the Negative Consequences of Bankruptcy
- Looking at Remedies Other Than Bankruptcy
- Choosing Which Bills to Pay First (If at All)
- Negotiating with Your Creditors
- Considering Credit Counseling Services
- Simply Ignoring Creditors
- Chapter 8. Handling Bill Collectors
- Taming the Toothless Tiger: The Bill Collector
- Invoking Federal Law
- Tapping State Laws
- Keeping Your Dukes Up
- Chapter 9. Negotiating with the IRS
- Looking at the Tax Collection Process
- Making Nice with the Touchy-Feely IRS
- Submitting an Offer in Compromise
- Getting Help from a Taxpayer Advocate
- Part III. Keeping Your Stuff
- Chapter 10. Understanding Which Assets Are Off Limits to Creditors
- Grasping the Legal Concepts
- Determining the Value of Your Stuff
- Understanding How the Courts View Certain Assets
- Creating Exemptions
- Chapter 11. Dealing with Secured Debts
- Getting the Lowdown on Liens
- Identifying Different Kinds of Liens
- Dealing with Liens in Bankruptcy
- Using the Special Powers Afforded Chapter 13 Filers
- Dealing with Rent-to-Own Contracts
- Banging the Gavel on Judgment Liens
- Chapter 12. Saving Your Home
- Your Home, Your Castle - and Sometimes Your Hassle
- Dealing with Jointly Owned Property
- Understanding How Foreclosures Work
- Heading off the Homewreckers
- Using Truth-in-Lending Laws
- Coping When Your Dream Home Becomes a Nightmare
- Part IV. Getting Rid of (Most of) Your Debt
- Chapter 13. Lingering Obligations
- Recognizing (Possibly) Indelible Debts
- Nondischargeable Debts in Chapter 7 versus Chapter 13
- Sweating Out the 60-Day Bar Date
- Avoiding the Urge to Borrow to Pay
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