{"id":792,"date":"2017-12-04T14:33:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T20:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mankatobankruptcy.com\/blog\/?p=792"},"modified":"2017-12-04T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T20:38:12","slug":"fraudulent-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mankatobankruptcy.com\/blog\/fraudulent-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Fraudulent Behavior When Filing for Bankruptcy in Windom, MN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bankruptcy relief is a very powerful remedy.\u00a0 Quite literally, with a few exceptions, all of your legal, contractual obligations to pay debts are discharged and nullified.\u00a0 Creditors can never pursue you for collection on those debts.\u00a0 If you do everything that is required by the bankruptcy code and the associated bankruptcy rules, the debt relief you receive is a certainty.\u00a0 When you choose to file for bankruptcy relief, no one comes to your house to see what you have and take inventory of your assets.\u00a0 However, the benefit of bankruptcy relief is only for the \u201chonest but unfortunate debtor\u201d.\u00a0 In other words, you must be completely forthright and honest in disclosing and listing all of your assets and all of your creditors. You\u2019ll be required to review your bankruptcy petition and related schedules with your bankruptcy attorney and you will be required to sign off on them under oath and subject to penalty of perjury.\u00a0 One way a bankruptcy case can be rejected is if one intentionally fails to list all of one\u2019s assets and creditors.\u00a0 Another way a bankruptcy case can be rejected is if one is sloppy and negligent in preparing and reviewing one\u2019s bankruptcy petition and schedules.\u00a0 Mistakes and errors in one\u2019s sworn bankruptcy petition as a result of sloppiness or inattentiveness to necessary details can be often construed as an intentional failure to list one\u2019s assets and creditors.\u00a0 If one intentionally fails to list one\u2019s assets and creditors or if mistakes are made due to one\u2019s sloppiness in preparing a bankruptcy petition, one could be accused of bankruptcy fraud and the bankruptcy court could completely deny one\u2019s bankruptcy relief.\u00a0 If the supposed fraud is serious enough, one could even be prosecuted, fined and incarcerated.\u00a0 Behm Law Group, Ltd. \u00a0offers expert legal advice and assistance to help you avoid conduct or mistakes that could be construed as fraudulent behavior when you file for bankruptcy in Windom, MN.<\/p>\n

With the help of an experienced bankruptcy attorney, it\u2019s much less likely<\/a> for someone filing for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy to commit unintentional fraud. When you choose to complete your bankruptcy petition without professional assistance, your chances of making serious mistakes\u2014an occurrence that can come in the form of providing inaccurate information on your bankruptcy forms and schedules, failing to attend required meetings\/hearings, failing to undergo credit counseling prior to filing, or several other rare circumstances\u2014are increased.<\/p>\n

In addition to the several reasons you can accidentally commit fraudulent behavior on your bankruptcy petition, there are many ways one can commit willful bankruptcy fraud.<\/p>\n

Willful Fraud<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you file a bankruptcy petition with clear fraudulent intentions, our attorneys will decline to work with you. For example, if your situation reveals that you\u2019ve committed any of the following actions, we will not represent you:<\/p>\n