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Can you file for bankruptcy if the debt has gone to a collection agency?

asked by marcy (37)

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You can file for bankruptcy at any time. You will have to show the collection agency proof that the debt has been discharged after bankruptcy is concluded.

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Yes you can. I did just that a few months ago and I was able to file the papers properly.

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Of course you can. By the time people are filing for bankruptcy, most of their bills would have gone to a collection agency just by the whole process of everything.

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You absolutely can file for bankruptcy protection after a debt has gone to a collection agency. Most bankruptcies are filed with at least some debt in collection.

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Assuming that the debt would otherwise be dischargeable, it can be discharged in a bankruptcy even if it has gone to a collection agency. Indeed, most people do not file for a bankruptcy until many of their debts are in collections.

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posted by John (7910)
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Absolutely. Many times the debts have gone to collection before the debtor realizes they cannot ever pay them off, thus filing for bankruptcy.

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