The bankruptcy law : a work in progress -- 1. What is bankruptcy? -- Types of bankruptcy -- Chapter 7 bankruptcy-- Chapter 13 bankruptcy -- How bankruptcy stops collection efforts -- The bankruptcy trustee -- Business bankruptcy -- 2. Who can file for bankruptcy -- Getting help with eligibility issues -- Credit counseling -- Calculating your income status -- Chapter 7 eligibility requirements -- Chapter 13 eligibility requirements -- Other issues that might affect your decision to file -- 3.How bankruptcy affects your debts -- Debts that will be discharged in bankruptcy -- Debts that survive chapter 7 bankruptcy -- Debts that survive chapter 13 bankruptcy -- Debts discharged in Chapter 13 (but not in Chapter 7) -- How joint debts are handled -- 4. Your property and bankruptcy -- Your bankruptcy estate -- Inventory your property -- Value your property -- Understanding exemptions -- 5. Your home -- Homeowners filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 -- Homeowners filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 -- Renters filing for bankruptcy -- 6. What happens to personal property that secures a loan -- What are secured debts? -- How secured debts are handled in Chapter 7 bankruptcy -- Eliminating liens in Chapter 7 bankruptcy -- How secured debts are handled in Chapter 13 bankruptcy -- 7. Making the decision-- 8. Your credit cards -- If your balance is zero -- If you owe money but are current -- 9. Your job, freedom, andself-respect -- Will you lose your self-respect? -- Will you lose your job -- Effect of bankruptcy on job applicants -- Other forms of discrimination because of bankruptcy -- Effect of bankruptcy on child custody -- Effect of bankruptcy on your freedoms -- 10. Bankruptcy forms and procedures -- The Means Test -- Challenges for abuse -- Valuation hearings -- Common Chapter 7 motions and proceedings -- Converting from one chapter to another -- Potential problems in Chapter 13 -- Filling out the bankruptcy forms -- 11. Getting help with your bankruptcy -- Debt relief agencies -- Bankruptcy petition preparers -- Bankruptcy lawyers -- Legal research -- 12. Alternativesto bankruptcy -- Do nothing -- Negotiate with your creditors -- File for Chapter 11 bankruptcy -- File for Chapter 12 bankruptcy --

Appendix A. Federal and state exemption tables

Doubling

Wage garnishment laws and exemptions in bankruptcy

Retirement accounts

Confirm the exemptions before relying on them

Appendix B. Charts and worksheets

Median Family Income Chart (effective November 1, 2014)

Worksheet A. Current monthly income

Worksheet B. Allowable monthly expenses

Worksheet C. Monthly disposable income

Worksheet D. The Means Test

Worksheet E. Personal property checklist

Worksheet F. Property value schedule

Appendix C. Sample bankruptcy forms

Voluntary petition

Summary of schedules

Declaration of schedules

Statement of financial affairs

Statement of intention

Notice to debtor

Creditor matrix cover sheet

Creditor mailing matrix

Statementof Social Security number or individual taxpayer-identification number (ITIN)

Statement of current monthly income and Means-test calculation

Debtor's certification of completion of postpetition instructional course concerning personal financial management

Notice to debtor by non-attorney bankruptcy petition preparer attorney fee disclosure

Statement re payment advices (local form)

Statement pursuant to Rule 2016 (B) (localform)

Reaffirmation agreement documents

Reaffirmation agreement order.

Bankruptcy law : a work in progress --

What is bankruptcy? --

Who can file for bankruptcy --

How bankruptcy affects your debts --

Your property and bankruptcy --

Your home --

What happens to personal property that secures a loan --

Making the decision --

Your credit cards --

Your job, freedom, and self-respect --

Bankruptcy forms and procedures --

Getting help with your bankruptcy --

Alternatives to bankruptcy --

Appendixes. A, Federal and State exemption tables ; B, Charts and worksheets ; C, Sample bankruptcy forms.