Attorney or On Your Own

Time moves slowly when you have the restrictions of bankruptcy.  There is the initial painful blemish on your credit.  Depending on the type of bankruptcy filed, this will last a number of years.  It is made public record where anyone can access it for a small fee.  Assets will be sold.  Of course, some assets will be protected.  There will be payments mandated by the courts.  And of course there is the stigma attached with bankruptcy.  After all of this the most important aspect of bankruptcy is to do it correctly.  If you are going to take this hit that affects you both financially, and personally, you better make sure you do it right.  And this will most successfully be done by a bankruptcy attorney.


There are many many facets to filing for bankruptcy.  It simply must be done by someone who has made bankruptcy their specialty.  There is a tremendous amount of detail and this detail varies among states.  A bankruptcy attorney new orleans will have different criteria to follow that a bankruptcy attorney in los angeles.


It will cost money, but trust me when I say, it is money well spent.  I have personally seen the effects of filing on your own in order to save money.  It is one of those ironic things where you have to file for bankruptcy because you are broke, but in order to file, you need money to hire an attorney.  The end result is profoundly different and subsequently has a far superior outcome when you have the assistance of an attorney.

This is a sponsored post for Kirkpatrick and Associates, however, all the points and views are my own.