Can I get a federal student loan after filing Chapter 7?
You can’t be denied federal financial aid because you’ve filed bankruptcy in the past. Government student aid providers can’t hold nonpayment of a dischargeable (or discharged) debt against you. You can get federal loans while in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
What happens after my Chapter 7 is discharged?
Your Chapter 7 bankruptcy case does not end when you get your discharge. It ends with the court’s final decree. For most filers, a Chapter 7 case will end when you receive your discharge—the order that forgives qualified debt—about four to six months after filing the bankruptcy paperwork.
What happens if my husband dies with debt?
Am I Responsible for My Deceased Spouse’s Debt? When your spouse dies, their debt survives, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re responsible for paying it. The debt of a deceased person is paid from their estate, which is simply the sum of all the assets they owned at death.
Can I use my dads credit card after he dies?
When the sole account owner of a credit card dies, the card account is technically closed. The deceased person’s estate should pay off any debt associated with the card. If there’s not enough money to pay off all the debts, the debts are paid in order of precedence according to law.
When a spouse dies what happens to their Social Security?
When a retired worker dies, the surviving spouse gets an amount equal to the worker’s full retirement benefit. Example: John Smith has a $1,200-a-month retirement benefit. His wife Jane gets $600 as a 50 percent spousal benefit. Total family income from Social Security is $1,800 a month.
Does your spouse’s debt become yours?
In community property states, you are not responsible for most of your spouse’s debt incurred before marriage. However, the IRS says debt taken on by either spouse after the wedding is automatically a shared debt. Creditors can go after a couple’s joint assets to pay an individual’s debt.
How do I protect myself from my husband’s debt?
Keep Things Separate Keep separate bank accounts, take out car and other loans in one name only and title property to one person or the other. Doing so limits your vulnerability to your spouse’s creditors, who can only take items that belong solely to her or her share in jointly owned property.