Comments on: Should I convince my mother to file for chapter 7 bankruptcy? http://www.pabankruptcylawyers.org/bankruptcy-questions/should-i-convince-my-mother-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/ Bankruptcy info and tips. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:34:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: what? http://www.pabankruptcylawyers.org/bankruptcy-questions/should-i-convince-my-mother-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-152 what? Sun, 24 May 2009 12:54:51 +0000 http://www.pabankruptcylawyers.org/should-i-convince-my-mother-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/#comment-152 <a href=""></a> if she can still afford the basic necessities of life without having to just go deeper and deeper into debt because of the finance charges, then she's not bankrupt. poor is not the same as bankrupt.

if she can still afford the basic necessities of life without having to just go deeper and deeper into debt because of the finance charges, then she’s not bankrupt.

poor is not the same as bankrupt.

]]> By: Rudy L http://www.pabankruptcylawyers.org/bankruptcy-questions/should-i-convince-my-mother-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Rudy L Sat, 23 May 2009 05:58:50 +0000 http://www.pabankruptcylawyers.org/should-i-convince-my-mother-to-file-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/#comment-151 <a href=""></a> This sounds like a textbook case of chapter 7, but only a bankruptcy attorney can say for sure. To be fair, falling behind on credit cards and other payments can do more and longer lasting damage to credit than a bankruptcy. Have your mom find a bankruptcy lawyer that will meet with her for free, to answer her questions. She can find one at Good luck!

This sounds like a textbook case of chapter 7, but only a bankruptcy attorney can say for sure. To be fair, falling behind on credit cards and other payments can do more and longer lasting damage to credit than a bankruptcy.

Have your mom find a bankruptcy lawyer that will meet with her for free, to answer her questions. She can find one at

Good luck!

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