Get relief from crushing debt – Stop lawsuits – Stop foreclosures
You are not alone!
More than 1.3 million people filed bankruptcy in the United States in 2011
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To start learning about bankruptcy, view the Bankruptcy Basics videos produced by the U.S. Federal Courts. | ||
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Learn more about bankruptcy! Click the links below: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – Eliminate Your Debts Quickly Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – Pay Your Debts Over Time Chapter 12 Bankruptcy – For Family Farmers and Family Fishermen Chapter 11 Bankruptcy – For larger businesses or people who don't qualify |
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| • | "Bankruptcy, we don't want to do that!" greeted me as I stood up in front of the room to give a presentation. If that resonates with you in any way, and it certainly does for most of us, read the rest of this discussion before you move on to other parts of this site and blog. |
| • | Save your assets! A Fresh Start works best when you're left with assets the bankruptcy laws allow you to keep. If you've depleted those assets before your discharge in bankruptcy, you've lost one large benefit of bankruptcy that our Congress gave you. |
| • | Be careful! Don't have money where you owe money. |








