Episode Synopsis "How an Unexpected Divorce Filing Can Wreck a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy"

A bankruptcy can certainly help you in your divorce if you are weighed down with marital debt.  A chapter 13 can also help save a home from foreclosure or get a tax debt paid affordably.  But one thing that can really devastate a chapter 13 repayment plan is an unexpected divorce filing.  Meryl and Steve talk about what that can do to your plan and what options there might be to salvage your bankruptcy strategy.

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