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Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers - Protecting your home, vehicle and possessions.

Legal Helpers' Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers are highly qualified to help you recover from debt. Our Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers know how to use both Indiana state law and federal bankruptcy laws to protect your home, vehicle and the equity in your personal property.

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All of Legal Helpers' Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers are highly experienced in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings. As part of the nation's largest and most sophisticated consumer bankruptcy and debt consolidation law practice, our Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers understand the laws and know how to use Indiana's personal exemptions to your best advantage. Listed below are some of the exemptions that Indiana allows your bankruptcy lawyer to use to help you.

Indiana state exemptions - Property that your creditors cannot touch

• Primary Residence Exemption - Legal Helpers Fort Wayne lawyers can use this to protect up to $7,500 of equity in your house. If you file with a spouse who is also listed on the deed to the house, then up to $15,000 of equity can be protected. This cannot be used to protect rental property or a house in which you do not live.

• Other Real Estate and Tangible Personal Property Exemption - Legal Helpers Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers can use this exemption to protect up to $4,000 of combined value in a house in which you do not live and your personal property such as clothes, furniture and any equity in a vehicle. If you file with a spouse who is a co-owner of this property, then up to $8,000 of combined value can be protected. The maximum, though, per person is $10,000.

• Intangible Personal Property Exemption - This exemption can be used by your attorney to protect up to $100 in tangible personal property. This includes items such as money in a bank account, tax refunds and proceeds from a lawsuit in which you are the initiating party.

• Interests in Pension or Retirement Fund - Legal Helpers Fort Wayne bankruptcy lawyers can protect up to 100% of your pension, 401k and public employees retirement plans under Indiana law as long as we can determine that your savings are in a qualified retirement plan.

• Life Insurance Policies - The cash value of a whole life or universal life insurance policy can be protected by Legal Helpers where the beneficiary of the policy is a spouse or dependent.

After helping thousands of clients and discharging millions of dollars in debt, our team at Legal Helpers and our Fort Wayne Indiana bankruptcy lawyers has the background needed to suggest the best solution to your financial difficulties. We provide you immediate protection plus help you find the best path to a financially stable future.

 

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