How does a person obtain a Chapter 7 discharge?
A Chapter 7 discharge is obtained by filing and maintaining a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case and being eligible for a Chapter 7 discharge. However, not all debts are discharged by a Chapter 7 discharge. Certain types of debts are by law not dischargeable under Chapter 7 and debts of this type will not be discharged even if the debtor receives a Chapter 7 discharge.
Expert bankruptcy lawyer discusses common questions and issues people have about bankruptcy and how it would affect them. Attorney Richard Bolger has practiced bankruptcy law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia for 33 years. He is very easy to understand and has a talent for simplifying a complex and somewhat mysterious area of the law... bankruptcy. Listen to him answer some of the common questions he has been asked over the past several decades. "Is bankruptcy right for me?" "What will happen to my job?" "Can I keep my house?"
