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Types of debt that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy include alimony, child support, and certain unpaid taxes. Other types of debt that cannot be alleviated in bankruptcy include debts for willful and malicious injury to another person or property.

Get Your Filing Fee If you can't pay the fee, you can request a fee waiver from the court. To qualify for a waiver, your income must be less than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines. See the Florida Fee Waiver Eligibility table below.

If the determined monthly income is over $12,475, then you'll very likely have to move forward with another bankruptcy option. Any monthly income between $7,475 and $12,475 will require further calculations to determine eligibility.

Only individuals (including married couples) can file bankruptcy or appear before the court without a lawyer. Self-represented parties may use this page to access some information about the bankruptcy process and some required local procedures.

In Florida, we are limited to the value of a vehicle that you can keep in a bankruptcy. When you file a Chapter 7 if your car does have equity, you will need to keep in mind that you're only entitled to $1,000 of equity in the vehicle when you file a Chapter 7.

A chapter 7 bankruptcy case does not involve the filing of a plan of repayment as in chapter 13. Instead, the bankruptcy trustee gathers and sells the debtor's nonexempt assets and uses the proceeds of such assets to pay holders of claims (creditors) in ance with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.