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Posted on Sunday, May 28, 2006

Effect of Bankruptcy or Proposal on Employment


I'm in the accounting profession and I am considering filing either a bankruptcy or consumer proposal. Will bankruptcy or consumer proposal adversely affect my job search in the future especially if will be applying for higher level position (i.e., manager or higher)?

Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006

Student Loans?


If I file for bankruptcy, and I am already receiving OSAP, can I continue to get OSAP if I am not going to claim the loan from them that i already have? Basically...will they still fund me to go to school if I claim bankruptcy because they ask on the application each year if you have previously claimed bankruptcy.

Reinstatement after 13 years


Can I declare personal bankruptcy after being out of school for 13 years on a old student loan if I went back to school on the 14th year for a single year only?

Bankruptcy


a friend is declaring bankruptcy, question is there are 3 of us with joint ownership to a hunt camp, if our friend declares bankruptcy is our camp in jeapordy ??

After discharge


I am due to be discharged in a month, and a collection agency (for a previous landlord, where I was evicted) sent a letter to my employer, who forwarded on to me, saying if I did not pay x dollars, a summons would be issued. What I would like to know is, if you don't realize someone is after you for money, from a previous debt before bankruptcy, can they come after you once you are discharged?


I am due to be discharged in a month, and a collection agency (for a previous landlord, where I was evicted) sent a letter to my employer, who forwarded on to me, saying if I did not pay x dollars, a summons would be issued. What I would like to know is, if you don't realize someone is after you for money, from a previous debt before bankruptcy, can they come after you once you are discharged?

Posted on Saturday, May 20, 2006

Debts included in bankruptcy?


Can a collection agency come after me after 14 years for a debt that was included in a bankruptcy in Ontario?

Posted on Friday, May 19, 2006

RRSP's, DPSP's and Bankruptcy


What happens to your RRSP's and DPSP's if you declare personal bankruptcy?

What happens to credit cards that you have in good standing,i.e. no money is owed on them at the time bankruptcy is declared?

Posted on Friday, May 12, 2006

Car and bankruptcy in Ontario


Question received: I borrowed money from my parents to buy a car. I pay 400.00/mth for payments. The car is not in my name, the $400 includes my contribution for insurance. Can i put it down as a payment. I don't want to screw my parents. It's a used vehical, not new or leased, and was purchased for 5200.00.

What is the best thing to do?
Answer: If you own the vehicle, and there are no liens registered against it, you can use it as a down payment on another vehicle. However, if you then declare bankruptcy, it could impact on your parents, depending on how much is owed on the new vehicle. I suggest you contact on Ontario bankruptcy trustee to advise you more fully.

Posted on Monday, May 08, 2006

Second bankruptcy in Ontario?


Here's a question we just received: Is it possible to claim bankrupcy a second time around?

The answer is yes, in Ontario it is possible to declare bankruptcy in Ontario a second time. However, a second bankruptcy in Ontario is more cumbersome than a first bankruptcy.

For example, in a first bankruptcy you may be eligible for an automatic discharge after nine months. In a second bankruptcy, you are not eligible for an automatic discharge after nine months. The trustee must apply for a discharge hearing, and the Bankruptcy Court will decide when your bankruptcy ends.

Due to this requirement, some people decide that a consumer proposal is a better option than a second bankruptcy.

For more information, please contact us.

Posted on Saturday, May 06, 2006

car loans and bailiffs


I have already filed for bankruptcy and was advised by my trustee that, if I chose to keep my car, the creditors that provide car loans don't usually sieze the car providing that the payments are in good standing.
As it turns out, the Royal Bank has a policy that when someone files for bankruptcy,the loan must be paid in full or surrender the car.
I have 2 questions.
1. Shouldn't the trustee have known that the Royal Bank had this policy?
2. I don't know how bailiffs operate. Can something be arranged with the bailiff who has been assigned the collection of the debt or car?
I have no way of getting to work without a car and therefore will lose my only source of income instantly.

Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Questions about bankruptcy in Ontario


1. Can an individual who has recently declared bankruptcy in Ontario start contributing to an RRSP?

2. In the 1st year of bankruptcy when the trustee files a person's income tax does the individual get a copy of the return and will he or she get a notice assessment.

Posted on Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Keeping your car if you go bankrupt


If your car is worth more than the 5,000 plus but you dont have that much paid off the note, do you have to give up the car if you go bankrupt in Ontario?