Since the bankruptcy laws changed has anyone tried filing their own instead of using a lawyer?

I am considering filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy but would prefer to save the cost of hiring an attorney and was wondering how difficult this would be to do on my own.

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2 Responses to “Since the bankruptcy laws changed has anyone tried filing their own instead of using a lawyer?”

1. bdancer222 Says:
   August 28th, 2009 at 2:09 am

   It is my understanding that it is very difficult. Many lawyers who use to do bankruptcy stopped when the new laws went into effect.

2. Gillian G Says:
   August 30th, 2009 at 12:23 am

   It is very difficult to file bankruptcy without a lawyer. In fact, having a qualified bankrutpcy attorney could save you money because if you get anything wrong when you file it could be very expensive.

   Courts often do not deal sympathetically with people doing it themselves. Check out this webpage which has some very good advice for people in your situation: