Emergency Bankruptcy Petition
If you need an emergency bankruptcy petition filed, you will need to move quickly. Using a bankruptcy lawyer is highly recommend, especially when filing an emergency petition. Bankruptcy can be a powerful tool to stop foreclosure, prevent judgments or collection of judgments, and discharge credit card debt, medical bills, and other debt. When you file an emergency bankruptcy petition, you usually use it to stop a foreclosure.
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
If you’re using an emergency bankruptcy petition to stop a foreclosure, most likely you want to keep the house. If that’s the case, you’ll need to consider a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing. A Chapter 13 allows you to stop the foreclosure, and propose a three to five year plan for repaying the mortgage payments you’ve missed. Provided your Chapter 13 plan is based on your disposable income each month, and proposes to pay back the full missed payments over the plan period, you should receive confirmation of your plan.
How Quickly Can I Get An Emergency Bankruptcy Filed?
Depending upon the situation, an emergency bankruptcy petition can be filed within a day or two. You will have to take the required pre-bankruptcy credit counseling course, which can be done on the computer and takes about an hour and a half. You’ll also have to pay a fee to your bankruptcy attorney in order to get the petition filed. Click here for a quick BANKRUPTCY FEE QUOTE from us.
Will An Emergency Bankruptcy Petition Stop Foreclosure?
Yes, the filing of an emergency bankruptcy petition will stop foreclosure. A notice of the filing will be sent to the county courthouse as well as the mortgage lender and their attorney. The automatic stay in bankruptcy will prevent the lender from moving forward with the foreclosure, provided your bankruptcy attorney follows the rules for Chapter 13. After the filing, provided your plan is confirmed and you continue to make on-time payments, you should continue moving in the direction of being paid and current on the mortgage.
Is There A Downside To Filing An Emergency Bankruptcy Petition?
The only downside to filing an emergency bankruptcy petition is the risk that you and your attorney were not able to be completely thorough in examining your financial picture prior to the filing. This could result in a Chapter 13 payment which is more than you can ultimately afford. This might also become an issue if you’ve made large transfers of assets in the months leading up to the emergency bankruptcy petition filing. This is not an issue for most clients, and the benefits of the emergency filing outweigh any potential downsides.
When Will My First Chapter 13 Payment Be Due?
The filing of your Chapter 13 case sets the payment due date going forward. If you file in the 15th of February, your first Chapter 13 payment will be due on or before the 15th of March. Each payment thereafter will also be due on the 15th.
Speak With A Bankruptcy Attorney Today
Are you facing a foreclosure and want to keep your home? An emergency bankruptcy petition filing may be the answer. Call us at 704.749.7747 or reach out for a FREE CASE EVALUATION and we will be in touch today. We know you have choices. We hope you choose to Recover With Us.