One of the main purposes of Bankruptcy Law is to give a person, who is hopelessly burdened with debt, a fresh start by wiping out his or her debts.

The objective of this website is to provide people in Bronx, NY thinking about filing bankruptcy, the information he or she needs to make an informed decision. You will then have a good understanding of what the law allows when you meet with one of our Bronx Bankruptcy Attorneys.

A Chapter 7 Bankruptcy wipes out all a person's eligible debts usually within four months. In the vast majority of cases the debtor has no assets that he or she would lose. Chapter 7 bankruptcy gives a person a relatively quick "fresh start".

A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is for people who want to pay off part of their debts over a period of three to five years.

Visit our Bankruptcy FAQ's, which give information on most of your questions. Also visit our Bankruptcy Audio Clips, which provide information on many of the most common concerns about debt. If your questions are still not answered we have an "Ask our Bankruptcy Attorneys " feature so you can ask one of our Bronx bankruptcy attorneys in your area a question.

We have all the Bronx Bankruptcy Exemptions or assets you can keep in a bankruptcy for each state.

When you are ready to see one of our Bronx Bankruptcy Attorneys we have a listing of Bronx Bankruptcy Attorneys.

There has been much doom and gloom written about the new bankruptcy laws and how much more difficult it's going to be to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy. It's true that there are more hoops to jump through under the new bankruptcy laws and it's true that some people are going to have to file chapter 13 bankruptcy instead of Chapter 7 bankruptcy. However, for the vast majority of filers Chapter 7 is still available with very little extra effort! More......