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February 27, 2010

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Can Co-Signers Be Protected
If you file Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the creditor can proceed against your co-signers, according to the terms of the debt agreement. However, if you file a Chapter 13 debt adjustment, a co-signer is protected if the following conditions are met. The debt must be a consumer debt. Also, the debt may not be incurred in the ordinary course of business, and the co-signer cannot benefit from the proceeds of the debt.

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Bankruptcy Terms

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Adequate protection

Definition:
The right of a party with an interest in the debtor's property (such as a secured creditor) to assurance that its interest will not be diminished during the bankruptcy proceedings.

Cash collateral

Definition:
Cash and cash equivalents held by the debtor in Chapter 11 subject to liens of other parties.

Chapter Nine

Definition:
Bankruptcies of municipalities; only a few of these are filed each year; over the period 1980 through 1988 there averaged about 4 Chapter 9 filings per year.

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Arlington
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Kent
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Lacey
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Renton
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Tacoma
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Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Woodinville
Yakima

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