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Can you pursue unsecure debt after chapter 13 discharge?

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sharoncarcity Joined: 20 Oct 2009 Posts: 1 1.24 Dollars($)	Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 1:41 pm    Post subject: Can you pursue unsecure debt after chapter 13 discharge? Like 0 Dislike 0 If a person still owes money after chapter 13 discharge but only paid secured portion, can we pursue for balance?
jenkin7 Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 4537 Location: Hawaii 728.43 Dollars($)	Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:01 am    Post subject: Like 0 Dislike 0 Hi sharon, A person is no longer accountable for unsecured debts if he has been discharged from bankruptcy. This means the lender cannot come after him for the unsecured portion of the debt after the discharge from the chapter 13 bankruptcy. If the debt is a secured on, the creditors can come after the collateral. But they cannot sue the borrower.

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