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Filing Bankruptcy In Virginia

When Congress passed bankruptcy reform legislation in 2005, few could have predicted the impacted it would have on consumers who were overextended with credit cards and other debt. Due to the sweeping changes to the bankruptcy law, more people in Virginia have been forced to find other debt solutions for relief, which are detailed throughout the website. Before learning about that, however, the purpose of this page is to detail the changes that were made to bankruptcy laws effective October 2005.

The single most important change in the minds of most debt advisors is that consumers can no longer choose which chapter bankruptcy they want to file in some cases. This usually happens when the debtor earns more than the median income in their state and is hoping to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy on their unsecured debt. Listed below is Virginia’s median income statistics as of 2006.

2-person families: 59,423
3-person families: 67,788
4-person families: 78,413
5-person families: 79,234
6-person families: 77,404
7-or-more-person families: 77,409

In the event that you do earn more than the median income in Virginia, you will required to pass the means test, which is a set of questions and answers about your expenses to determine your monthly disposable income, in order to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy. If you do not pass, however, you will be required to file Chapter 13 and possibly pay your debt off in full.

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Virginia Bankruptcy Stats

2004: 39,726
2005: 44,621
2006: 12,901

Like every other state, Virginia saw a tremendous reduction in the total bankruptcies that were filed in 2006 versus 2005. Overall there was a 71% decline in personal bankruptcy declarations, which amounted to 31,720 less cases in 2006. Needless to say, legislators and creditors have applauded these results and point to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act as the impetus behind these statistics. By making bankruptcy harder to qualify for, more consumers are seeking out debt plans that can help them pay off the debt fast and affordably, instead of resorting to bankruptcy prematurely.