California law, effective January 1, 2023, will assure those who file bankruptcy that they can keep their car as long as they stay current on payments. No longer does a debtor have to give up their discharge as to the car lender to be sure of keeping the car. The same bill, SB 1099, increases […]
Californians Can Now Keep Their Cars After Bankruptcy Without Reaffirmation
New California law, effective January 1, 2023, eliminates the need for bankruptcy debtors to reaffirm car loans in order to avoid repossession. Now, you can keep your car after bankruptcy, so long as you keep the payments current, without reaffirming the debt. Until now, reaffirmation had the effect of giving up the discharge as to […]
How To Exclude A Debt From Your Bankruptcy Discharge
Some debts you may want to carve out of your bankruptcy discharge. Debts that for one reason or another, you really WANT to pay after your bankruptcy. I get it. There are ways to properly exclude a debt from discharge and ways to screw it up. The first way that folks try is simple, and […]