How Can I Keep My Car In Bankruptcy?
When filing bankruptcy, a debtor can keep their car using several strategies. Let's take a look at a few:If You Own Your Vehicle
If you own your vehicle and don't have a lease or loan attached to it, you can hold onto the car in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. As long as the vehicle is covered completely by the bankruptcy exemption allowances, Chapter 7 bankruptcy will allow a debtor to hold onto their car while discharging other unsecured debts. However, if the vehicle's value exceeds your bankruptcy exemptions then the bankruptcy trustee may ask you to sell the vehicle and distribute to creditors the amount which exceeds the bankruptcy exemption. Or, the bankruptcy trustee may allow you to pay cash for the amount that exceeds the exemptions. For example, if you have a vehicle worth $6,000 and an exemption for only $5,000, then you can pay the bankruptcy estate $1,000 cash and keep your vehicle.