Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Illinois

If you have filed a chapter 7 (total dismissal of debts) can you file a chapter 13 in the same 10 year period


Asked on 10/14/11, 6:48 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Sanford M. Martin Sanford M. Martin, P.A.

Yes, so long as you satisfy the residential and other requirements for filing a chapter 13, the previous discharge of debts in a chapter 7 will not preclude such filing.

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Answered on 10/14/11, 7:14 pm
Roseanne Lynch Bankruptcy Counselors, Ltd

Illinois Bankruptcy Attorney

Yes, you can file again and as Mr. Anderson pointed out it is called a Chapter 20, which I think is funny only to Bankruptcy attorneys!

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Answered on 10/17/11, 10:36 am


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