Can you file chapter 7 bankruptcy as an individual after a divorce if you filed jointly while you were married?

You can always file bankruptcy as an individual.  That isn't the issue.  The issue is whether you can receive a discharge now.  I you received a discharge in your prior Chapter 7 case, then you must wait 8 years from the date your prior case was filed before filing a new Chapter 7 case.   Based on the facts you presented, you would need to wait until sometime in 2014.  Mark J. Markus, Attorney at LawCertified Bankruptcy Law Specialist--State Bar of CaliforniaHandling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy blog: http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/Follow Me on Twitter:  @bklawr