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You no doubt have countless uses for the next stimulus payment. But if you’re like some people the very best use is to file bankruptcy. Like who?

Chapter 13 enables you to use the pandemic’s mortgage payment forbearance process and sell your home if and when you’re ready to do so.

Beyond the pandemic’s foreclosure moratorium, Chapter 7 bankruptcy gives you serious advantages if you’re selling your home.

In the midst of the foreclosure moratorium, you may be dealing with or trying to avoid judgment or income tax liens. Bankruptcy hugely helps.

Use bankruptcy as tool to take the best advantage of the pandemic mortgage foreclosure moratorium. Get stability in an unstable environment.

The federal mortgage foreclosure moratorium now doesn’t expire until March 31. It may extend through September 2021 if Biden has his way.

The federal student loan moratorium, which was extended in early December through January 31, now continues through September 30, 2021.

The federal rental eviction moratorium, which was extended late in December through January 31, now does not expire until March 31, 2021.

The new pandemic relief law includes some helpful changes to bankruptcy law, including some protection of the $600 economic impact payments.

The $900 billion pandemic relief law enacted on December 27 extended federal unemployment benefits, plus added a new “mixed earner” benefit.