341-Hearing

Approximately 7 days after you file your bankruptcy, you (and the creditors you list in your bankruptcy papers) will receive a notification that a "meeting of creditors" has been set. The assigned bankruptcy trustee leads the hearing and, after swearing you in, will ask you questions about your bankruptcy and your papers you filed. Your bankruptcy lawyer will be at that hearing with you. In the large majority of Chapter 7 bankruptcies, this is your only visit to the courthouse.

For more information on our services with an attorney, feel free to call our Grand Rapids' office at (616) 920-0555.

Does my Bankruptcy become Public?

No.

Although when you file for Bankruptcy it is a public record it is not published in the paper.  Unlike a foreclosure, which would be published in the Grand Rapids or other local newspaper, this does not happen in a Bankruptcy.  If you file a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Repayment Plan your neighbors will not see it in the paper.

If you have any questions regarding Bankruptcy and the privacy around it, please do not hesitate to contact my law office at (616) 920-0555.