Product Description

Learn to defend yourself from bill collectors and the IRS

Expert tips and tactics for repairing your credit and getting back on your feet

If you’re considering bankruptcy, you need straightforward answers and reliable advice. Thankfully, Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies is here to help you get your finances – and your life – back in order. It answers all your questions about filing and makes the process as painless as possible. This straight-shooting guide won’t pull punches, but it will pull you out of debt!

Praise for Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies

"Bankruptcy is never a painless or easy decision. Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies cuts through the guilt, complexity, and mystery surrounding bankruptcy to help consumers on the financial brink make the best decisions about their futures."
– Travis B. Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.

"The Cahers have written a carefully detailed guidebook of a complex legal system. They arm consumers with the information necessary to make critical economic decisions. It is a must-read for anyone in financial trouble."
– Professor Elizabeth Warren, coauthor of The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #481609 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Review
"The Caher Brothers are no dummies.... This reviewer recommends book to anyone interested in learning more about the bankruptcy process." -- New York Law Journal, August 12, 2003

"The Caher brothers are no dummies; they have clearly done their homework and treat anyone interested in being responsible about this significant and difficult choice with respect (and a dash of humor where appropriate). This reviewer recommends the book to anyone interested in learning more about the bankruptcy process." (New York Law Journal), August 12, 2003)

From the Back Cover
Learn to defend yourself from bill collectors and the IRS

Expert tips and tactics for repairing your credit and getting back on your feet

If you’re considering bankruptcy, you need straightforward answers and reliable advice. Thankfully, Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies is here to help you get your finances – and your life – back in order. It answers all your questions about filing and makes the process as painless as possible. This straight-shooting guide won’t pull punches, but it will pull you out of debt!

Praise for Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies

"Bankruptcy is never a painless or easy decision. Personal Bankruptcy For Dummies cuts through the guilt, complexity, and mystery surrounding bankruptcy to help consumers on the financial brink make the best decisions about their futures."
– Travis B. Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America, Washington, D.C.

"The Cahers have written a carefully detailed guidebook of a complex legal system. They arm consumers with the information necessary to make critical economic decisions. It is a must-read for anyone in financial trouble."
– Professor Elizabeth Warren, coauthor of The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt, Cambridge, Massachusetts

About the Author
James P. Caher is a practicing bankruptcy attorney with 25 years of experience.
John M. Caher is a legal journalist whose reportage has won more than two dozen awards.

Customer Reviews

Indispensable primer for anyone considering bankruptcy
This tome is an absolute godsend for those who are considering filing for bankruptcy yet may not know much about the process. This book covers all the bases concerning Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings. From common mistakes and misconceptions to the highly specific legalese of bankruptcy law, this book addressed nearly every one of my concerns about this complex and emotionally challenging process. I opened the front cover a bankruptcy know-nothing and set it down feeling like an attorney.

This is not a DIY guide to financial rebirth (in fact the authors highly discourage this), but more of an "Everything-You-Ever-Wanted-to-Know-About-Bankruptcy-but-Were-Afraid-to-Ask" reference. The authors do not delve into the minutia of the process. They seek to be more like tour guides, leading you through the perilous wilds of US bankruptcy law with their collective wealth of knowledge on the subject. I found more useful information in the first 10 pages of this book than I did in six hours of web-surfing.

The most superlative compliment I can bestow upon this volume is that it helped to allay my fears and crystalize my plans for my financial future.

Absolutely Incredible
Very solid, down-to-earth advice, and they make you feel a little bit better about yourself.

Good Book
Good book although some aspects are very general. See also Surviving Financial Disasters By Tiffany R. Love it comes with a CD ROM.