Bankruptcy FAQ

1. What is Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

2. What Can Bankruptcy Do for Me? View Answer | Hide

3. How can I get a copy of a bankruptcy filing? View Answer | Hide

4. What Doesn't Bankruptcy Do? View Answer | Hide

5. How often can I receive a discharge of my debt in bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

6. What Different Types of Bankruptcy Should I Consider? View Answer | Hide

7. Is Chapter 7 (Straight Bankruptcy) Bankruptcy Right for Me? View Answer | Hide

8. Is Wisconsin Chapter 13 bankruptcy (Reorganization) Right for Me? View Answer | Hide

9. What Does It Cost to File for Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

10. What Property Can I Keep? View Answer | Hide

11. What Will Happen to My Home and Car If I File Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

12. Can I Own Anything After Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

13. Will Bankruptcy Wipe Out All My Debts? View Answer | Hide

14. Will I Have to Go to Court? View Answer | Hide

15. Will Bankruptcy Affect My Credit? View Answer | Hide

16. Can I Get a Credit Card After Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

17. Are Utility Services Affected? View Answer | Hide

18. Can I Be Discriminated Against For Filing Bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

19. Can Bankruptcy Help Get My Wisconsin Driver's License Back? View Answer | Hide

20. What About Co-signers? View Answer | Hide

21. I'm Married, Can I File by Myself? View Answer | Hide

22. Can filing bankruptcy stop bill collectors from calling? View Answer | Hide

23. How long after filing will the creditors stop calling? View Answer | Hide

24. Can I erase my student loans by filing bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

25. Where do I file if I haven't lived in the same state or district for the last two years? View Answer | Hide

26. If I am going through a divorce how will my ex-spouse filing bankruptcy affect our divorce settlement? View Answer | Hide

27. I have secured Debt, what are my options? View Answer | Hide

28. I am being garnished, how can bankruptcy help me? View Answer | Hide

29. I have a lawsuit pending against me in court, what can bankruptcy do for me? View Answer | Hide

30. I have a judgment against me, what can bankruptcy do for me? View Answer | Hide

31. Do I have to pay income tax on the discharged debt.? View Answer | Hide

32. Do I need to hire a lawyer to file bankruptcy? View Answer | Hide

33. What's the process? View Answer | Hide

34. What are my assets? View Answer | Hide

35. What are my liabilities? View Answer | Hide

36. Why does the court need to know my income? View Answer | Hide

37. What is the Means Test? View Answer | Hide