What you can keep when filing for bankruptcy.

Bankruptcy provides an individual, who is overwhelmed with debt, the opportunity for a fresh financial start.   As part of the process, the individual is left with enough possessions to maintain their dignity and to assist them towards a fresh start.  The property...

What happens if a family member dies – Can you inherit debt?

Typically when someone dies, their personal debt does not get passed on to surviving family members.  Their debt belongs to them and them alone; it is not passed on to their family members when they die. Normally, the person would have made a will in which an Executor...

Not all debts are Forgiven

A consumer proposal or a bankruptcy is a formal process under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act that allows people to get discharged from their debts that they owe to creditors.  Certain debts/obligations will survive the process and you will be still required to pay...