Archive for August, 2007

Is debt inherited?

What happens when someone is in debt and they die? If there is a will but little or nothing of monetary value to inherit, do the inheritants “inherit” the credit card and loan debts? What if the person dies intestate?

Posted on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 | Filed under: Bankruptcy
 posted by Questions @ 12:29 pm 1 Comment
When is bankruptcy the best option?

My mother-in-law has more than $67,000 in credit card and line-of-credit debt. She owns a vehicle, no house or other capital or liquid assets to speak of. She is late-50s, grosses less than $30,000 annually, and works for one of the banks to which she owes a sizeable portion of the above. Her health is [...]

Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 | Filed under: Bankruptcy
 posted by Questions @ 4:40 pm 1 Comment
rebuilding credit after registering for bankruptcy

I had a bankruptcy claim in Jan/2000 and was discharged in Feb/2002, and have never defaulted in any payment since 2000. I was just recently financed by a car manufacturer for a new car at 3%, do creditors take into account when financing someone who has a bankruptcy, their credit score and history since that [...]

Posted on Thursday, August 9, 2007 | Filed under: Bankruptcy
 posted by Questions @ 10:54 pm 1 Comment
cost

What would be my cost be filing bankruptcy?

Posted on Monday, August 6, 2007 | Filed under: Bankruptcy
 posted by Questions @ 11:08 am 1 Comment