Most debtors lose no assets in bankruptcy.
Not exact matches
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy,
most or all of
debtor's unsecured debts are wiped out and, at the same time, in
most cases, the
debtor will be able to keep their property, rather than
losing everything they own.
This would not mean the
debtor no longer owes the money; it only means the collector has
lost its
most powerful tool to compel the
debtor to pay.
In
most states, after passage of a period of time specified by a «statute of limitations,» a debt collector
loses its right to pursue in court authorization to garnish a
debtor's wages or a bank account or place a lien on his or her property.