I have money in the bank what should I do?
Posted By Robert Kovacs on Jan 20, 2010 2:43pm PST
Leave it there.
An individual filing a chapter 7 bankruptcy case you may be able to exempt up to $11,200 ($22,400 for a married couple) of cash and bank deposits.
If the money is exempt it will not be touched by the bankruptcy court, trustee, or your creditors. Simply put you can keep.
If you are filing a chapter 13 case there is no liquidation of your assets, unless you want there to be, so here again you can keep the money in your bank.
If you have cash and bank deposits that exceed the exemptions, fear not, you may be able to protect some of the non-exempt money by placing it into an IRA or putting a new roof on your home. I strongly encourage you to meet with a lawyer prior to planning any exemption.
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