Guides

Plain-language guides to bankruptcy in California, written by attorney Gregory Grigoryants. Each one follows a case stage by stage.

These guides are provided for educational purposes only. They are not legal advice, and reading them does not create an attorney-client relationship. Every case depends on its own facts, so please consult an attorney about your specific situation.

Bankruptcy

Start with the chapter that matches your situation. If you are not sure which one that is, the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 guides each explain how to tell them apart.

How Chapter 7 bankruptcy works Who qualifies, what you keep, and each step from the first review of your finances to the discharge order. Read the guide How Chapter 13 bankruptcy works The repayment plan that stops a foreclosure and lets you catch up over three to five years. Read the guide Chapter 11, Subchapter V for small business How a small business reorganizes its debt, keeps operating, and stays with its owners. Read the guide Discharging student loans in bankruptcy The undue hardship standard, the lawsuit inside the bankruptcy, and the government’s attestation process. Read the guide Reaffirmation agreements and keeping your car Your four options for a financed vehicle in Chapter 7, including California’s retain-and-pay law. Read the guide

Closing a Business

For owners deciding whether to reorganize or to close, and how to close without leaving personal exposure behind.

Closing a business: the orderly wind-down Employees, the lender, the lease, taxes, and creditors, in the order to deal with them, through dissolution or a company Chapter 7. Read the guide

More on the way

Guides on debt collection defense and tax resolution are being written. In the meantime, ask us your question directly.

Attorney Gregory Grigoryants
About the author
Gregory Grigoryants, Esq.

Gregory Grigoryants is a California attorney (State Bar No. 286804) who has represented individuals, families, and business owners in bankruptcy, debt collection defense, and tax resolution matters for more than 13 years. He practices from offices in Sherman Oaks and Beverly Hills and speaks English and Russian.

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