BANKRUPTCY LAWYERS IN COLORADO WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH DEBT

Are you struggling to keep up with your monthly bills every month? Are you in danger of losing your home or car because of missed or past-due payments? If any of this sounds familiar, you are certainly not alone. Thousands of people in Colorado are currently experiencing financial stress, often through no fault of their own. Some of the more common reasons for these kinds of issues include medical expenses stemming from an unexpected injury or illness, poorly performing investments, job loss, or the overutilization of credit. No matter what the reason for your financial struggles, filing bankruptcy may be able to help.

Bankruptcy Attorneys in Colorado

We are committed to helping people who have fallen on hard times obtain a fresh financial start through bankruptcy. When you work with one of our Colorado bankruptcy lawyers, he or she will thoroughly evaluate your financial situation for free and determine whether bankruptcy is right for you, and if it is, select the type of bankruptcy that would benefit you the most. To schedule your consultation, call us today.

What is a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Colorado?

If you have started to look into bankruptcy at all, you have undoubtedly learned that there are different types of bankruptcy for which you can file. Chapter 7 is the most commonly filed type of personal bankruptcy in the United States, and is often also called a “liquidation bankruptcy.” This is because, in Chapter 7, a debtor’s non-exempt assets are liquidated (sold), and the proceeds are used by the bankruptcy trustee who is assigned to your case to pay off your creditors.

So, does this mean that filing for Chapter 7 will completely clean you out? Far from it. Notice that only a debtor’s “non-exempt” assets are liquidated. Fortunately, Colorado law provides significant exemptions for debtors, including those for a certain amount of equity in the debtor’s residence (homestead), and specific values of personal property like vehicles, household goods, tools, and clothing, as well as wages and pensions. In fact, most Chapter 7 bankruptcies in the United States are “zero asset” bankruptcies, which means that the person filing has no assets that are reachable for liquidation by the court.

This brings us to the most important part (for debtors) of Chapter 7 bankruptcy: the discharge.

Once a bankruptcy is complete, your leftover debts will usually be wiped out, or “discharged,” by the court. Here are some of the kinds of debts that are typically eliminated by Chapter 7:

  • Credit card bills

  • Past-due rent

  • Utility bills

  • Medical debts

  • Auto loans

  • Personal loans
  • Civil judgments

  • Certain tax debts
  • Business debts

Colorado Bankruptcy Attorney

In zero-asset bankruptcies, people who file receive the full benefit of the discharge without having to part with any of their personal assets. As a result, as soon as their bankruptcy is completed, they are in a better financial position than they were before they filed. Importantly, however, there are certain categories of debts, like unpaid child support, that cannot be eliminated through Chapter 7. The best way to learn whether you can benefit from filing is to speak with a Colorado bankruptcy attorney as soon as you can.

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