Surviving personal bankruptcy
Subtitle: your guide to the personal, legal, and financial issues
By: by Nora Raum.
Publisher: Gotham Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Bankruptcy -- United States -- Popular works; Finance, Personal -- United States -- Popular works
Genres: Popular works.
Table of contents: title: Signs that you need this book; title: What is bankruptcy?; title: Taking an honest look at your situation; title: Frequently asked questions about bankruptcy; title: "Chapter 7" : the liquidation kind of bankruptcy; title: "Chapter 13" : the "wage-earner's" plan; title: Deciding between the chapters; title: Proposed changes in the law; title: Alternatives to bankruptcy; title: You don't have to hire a lawyer... but you probably should; title: Ten tips for hiring a lawyer; title: Assembling the paperwork; title: Pre-bankruptcy do's and don'ts; title: The filing; title: The hearing; title: Tying up the loose ends; title: Confronting the things that can go wrong; title: Cleaning up your credit report; title: Establishing new credit; title: Look out for the scams.