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What do you need to do, what efforts is worth taking, if there are debts you don’t have any records on or you’ve forgotten about?

Usually if you don’t list a debt, it doesn’t get discharged. An exception is if the creditor still learns about your case, on time.

If you don’t list a debt in your bankruptcy case, and don’t add it in on time, it may not be written off. So carefully include all debts.

Bankruptcy writes off claims against you from a vehicle accident for personal injuries and property damage, IF you weren’t intoxicated.

Writing off student loans is not easy. You must convincingly show that paying the loan causes you undue hardship, a tough condition to prove.

Child support and spousal support debts cannot get written off in bankruptcy. But is your specific divorce debt legally considered support?

Bankruptcy permanently writes off income taxes, as long as the tax meets certain conditions. For some taxes the conditions are easy to meet.

Bankruptcy does not write off criminal fines or restitution. But it can help by writing off other debts so you can pay crucial expenses.

Most debts get written off—discharged—in bankruptcy. The only ones that aren’t are specifically listed in the Bankruptcy Code.

Bankruptcy is about writing off or “discharging” debts. The timing of discharge is quite different in Chapter 7 and 13; both are permanent.