Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

The bail agency is treated like a secured creditor with the car. In Chapter 7, one option the debtor has is to surrender the car to the creditor, and then the debt is discharged. If they have a security interest in the car, that's all they're entitled to if you surrender it.

Larry L. Doan, Esq.

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