PROPERTY YOU CAN KEEP IN A CHAPTER 7

What Property Can You Keep and What Do You Forfeit In A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

A Chapter 7 bankruptcy does allow you to keep your house and your car. A Chapter 7 only wipes away unsecured debt, so automobiles and homes are secured debts. Therefore, a Chapter 7 won’t wipe away any of those loans that you have. However, you can sign a Reaffirmation Agreement to keep your car, which a Reaffirmation Agreement is essentially a new contract you make with your car finance company that will survive the bankruptcy. Therefore, cars and homes are not wiped away in a Chapter 7 and you can keep those even when you file for a Mesa Chapter 7 bankruptcy.