Bankruptcy is very good at wiping out credit card debt. If your credit card balance is an unsecured debt and the creditor does not have a lien on any of your property and cannot repossess any items if you fail to pay the debt. This is the kind of debt that bankruptcy is designed to removete. Besides credit card debt, you may have other unsecured debts, and bankruptcy can wipe these out as well.
Bankruptcy will not prevent a secured creditor from repossessing property. You will have trouble eliminating some other kinds of debts, including child support, alimony, most tax debts, student loans, and secured debts.
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