QUESTION
If your bankruptcy has been discharged when can you file bankruptcy again?
Asked on Aug 02nd, 2013 on Bankruptcy - Georgia
10 ANSWERS
Richard hirsh
You can file anytime you want but you are only entitled to a discharge once in 8 years.
Answered on Aug 22nd, 2013 at 9:21 AM
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If you receive a discharge in a chapter 7, you have to wait eight years .
Answered on Aug 19th, 2013 at 7:29 PM
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8 years from date of discharge.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
Deborah F. Bowinski
It depends upon what type of case you filed and what type of case you wish to file. If you filed a chapter 7, you can file a chapter 13 four years after the filing date or another chapter 7 eight years after the filing date. If you filed a chapter 13 then you can file another chapter 13 two years after the filing date or a chapter 7 six years after the filing date.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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Ch. 7 8 years between filing dates.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
If you filed a Chapter 7, it would be 8 years after the date that the previous Chapter 7 was filed.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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Patrick Jay Edaburn
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That depends on what type of bankruptcy you previously filed and what kind you want to file now. The most common type of bankruptcy is Chapter 7 and you must wait 8 years between filings.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
8 years apart for Chapter 7 filings.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:55 PM
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You can file whenever you want if you aren't seeking a discharge in the new case. If you are seeking a discharge then the requirement can be 2, 4, 6 or 8 years, depending on which kind of bankruptcy you had before and which kind of bankruptcy you're going to file this time. Also, the years that must go by are measured from when you filed the old case not from when your old case ended.
Answered on Aug 09th, 2013 at 9:54 PM
William Rhymer
Generally speaking at any time. The date of the filing of your discharged case will determine what type of bankruptcy case you can file. If your previous case was a Chapter 7 case, you must wait 8 years between filing dates to be eligible to get a discharge in another Chapter 7 case. You can find out what your original filing date was from the clerk's office where you filed your case or usually your credit report will have the filing date if the previous filing was less than 10 years ago.
Answered on Aug 05th, 2013 at 9:17 AM