The effectiveness of your bankruptcy may turn on your timing and your needs. With this in mind, it’s important to prepare carefully and time your filing accordingly.
Sometimes, a consumer debtors needs to act quickly. If you’re facing the possibility of a home foreclosure, apartment eviction, or car repossession, filing immediately will activate the Bankruptcy Code’s powerful automatic stay provision. As a result, pending legal actions – such as foreclosures, evictions, or repossessions – will stop in their tracks.
On the other hand, a consumer debtor sometimes needs to act deliberately. In general, there’s only one shot in the bankruptcy gun. You need to hit your target the first time. Additionally, the Bankruptcy Code’s look-back provision may make you unwind certain monetary transfers that took place in the months preceding bankruptcy. In some cases, waiting just a matter of days or weeks can save you thousands of dollars.
Finally, it’s important to speak with bankruptcy and financial professionals to understand more clearly what your financial future will look like after bankruptcy. If you undergo a Chapter 13 restructuring, you may have to pay a portion of your monthly earnings to your creditors. Living within this budget can constrain your lifestyle in new ways. You’ll want to prepare for that change before it comes.
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