THE BANKRUPTCY PROCESS

If you are thinking of making yourself bankrupt, it is absolutely necessary that you get your own legal or financial advice from a lawyer or legal representative, a qualified accountant, or a reputable financial adviser. You cant go it alone and expect everything to work out. When you file for bankruptcy you have to represent by someone that is certified to stand on your behalf.

Declare yourself bankrupt
You will then have to file all necessary paperwork to ensure that your case is handled quickly. Your bankruptcy petition will look at your income and you debts. You will list them all. I would suggest that you get a copy of your report so that you can accurately record all of your debts and clear up any debts that were written by error.

If you dispute the creditor's claim, you should try and reach a settlement before you file your bankruptcy claim. Trying to do so after the bankruptcy order is made will be difficult and extremely expensive.

You will then have to take your bankruptcy claim to the courts. Once the bankruptcy order has been made it will be noted on your credit report and stay there for a period of up to 7 years. This was just a brief account of how to go about filing for bankruptcy, as this is book about getting out from under bankruptcys shadow.