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Mark J. Markus is a Los Angeles attorney who has practiced exclusively bankruptcy law in California since 1991 and is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. He represents debtors, creditors, and Trustees in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code throughout California.
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Expert: Mark J. Markus- California Bankruptcy Attorney - 11/14/2009
Question
i have a car with a payment and a pick up that is free and clear i am thinking of chapter 7 be for i file if i trade my car and pick up truck in for a new pick up by doing this i will have a lower payment then i have right now on the car will i have to give up the pick up truck when i file even though it has payments or could i kept it after i file a 7 and still make the payments i live in fla.
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You can keep the truck as long as you can make the payments and as long as you have sufficient exemptions under applicable state law to cover any equity in the vehicle. I'm not clear on whether you are intending to keep more than one vehicle for yourself. If so, you could run into an issue of being able to utilize the expense deduction from your budget for a financed truck when you already have a driveable vehicle.
For more on exemptions, please see http://www.bklaw.com/exemptions.html
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