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What do you get?

  1. Chapter 13 payment plan estimate using US Bankruptcy forms (More assumptions than precise estimate)
  2. Ability to compare your different options by payment estimates
  3. Free analysis of your information

What does it take?

  1. Usually takes 2 - 3 minutes
  2. Email is required for payment plan analysis

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Approximately how much student loan debt do you have?
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Approximately how much unsecured debt such as medical, credit card and personal loans do you have? Please do not include auto or student loans.
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Which of the following best represents your approximate unsecured debt?
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Are you sure that you only have $0 in unsecured debt?
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What is your marital and filing status?
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How many people do you take care of in your household (including yourself)?
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You answered there is only one (1) person in your household, but you are married. Please confirm the number of people in your household.
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How many people in your household are 65 or older?
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Are you 65 or older?
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How many of your dependants (excluding a spouse) are over 18 years old?
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What is causing you to consider debt relief?
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Which best describes the debt?
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What best describes why you are considering debt relief?
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What is the status of the divorce?
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Do you have a pending foreclosure sale?
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What is the unexpected expense?
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What is the status of the wage garnishment?
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Have you filed bankruptcy in the past 6-8 years?
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Have you filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the past 8 years?
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Have you filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in the past 6 years?
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When would you want to file bankruptcy?
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What is your most pressing question?
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Other: Describe your most pressing question.
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As you are planning to file soon, we will include an all-in cost estimate for Chapter 7 in your county in your results.
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The following questions might help estimate the all-in cost of bankruptcy

Where are you at in the process?
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Which of the following are you most interested in?
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Do you have a preference about your attorney's experience? More experience may mean slightly higher cost, but often a greater understanding of the law.
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Do you have a preference of the attorney's rating and reviews?
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Do you have any of the following that would make your bankruptcy more complicated? Select one.
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Do you have any preference about the amount of time you spend with an attorney? More time with the attorney is more personalized, but may be a higher cost.
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Which of the following attributes are the most important regarding the attorney you work with? Select all that apply
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What is most important to you?
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What is your zip code?
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Income:

How often do you receive a paycheck?
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How much do you receive in your paycheck BEFORE taxes?
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How would you pay for the bankruptcy?
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How often does your SPOUSE receive a paycheck?
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How much does your SPOUSE receive in their paycheck BEFORE taxes?
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Estimated monthly overtime income
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Which of the following best represents your approximate annual overtime income?
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Do you receive income from any other sources, e.g. SSN income, VA disability, business, retirement, alimony, child supports, etc.?
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Other monthly income
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Which of the following best represents your approximate annual other income?
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How consistent is the amount of your income?
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Accurate Income is Important

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Is your household annual income approximately $0
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Living Expenses:

What is your current living situation?
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Approximately how much equity (the difference of owed amount less value) do you have in your home?
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Have you looked into any of the following options to tap into home equity (Select all that apply)?
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Have you applied or are you in the process for any of the options selected above?
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Would you like to learn more about any of the potential options available?
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Approximately what is your home's value?
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What is your estimated credit score as of right now?
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Do you currently have any liens on the property?
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Have you lived in your state for more than 2 years?
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Monthly 1st mortgage payment
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Monthly 2nd mortgage payment:
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Monthly rental expenses for your residence (includes rent payment)
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If applicable, how many months are your behind on your mortgage as of this month?
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Do you want to keep this asset?
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If applicable, how many months are your behind on your 2nd mortgage as of this month?
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Do you own equity in any high value assets such as a vacation home, boat, RV, etc?
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How much equity do you own in these high value assets?
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Do you have any other assets of value greater than $1,000, including stocks, individual brokerage accounts, or retirement accounts?
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What is the value of your retirement account?
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What is the value of your non-retirement account?
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Automobile Expenses:

How many vehicles do you own or lease? Please include your spouse's vehicle(s) if they are filing with you.
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Automobile 1

Monthly automobile payment:
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What is the Year, Make, and Model of this vehicle?
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Approximately what is the interest rate of this vehicle?
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Is this vehicle titled in your name?
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If applicable, how many months are your behind on your automobile as of this month?
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Do you want to keep this asset?
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Automobile 2

Monthly 2nd automobile payment:
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What is the Year, Make, and Model of this vehicle?
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Approximately what is the interest rate of this vehicle?
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Is this vehicle titled in your name?
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If applicable, how many months are your behind on your 2nd automobile as of this month?
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Do you want to keep this asset?
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Other Expenses:

Do you have any outstanding balance on any such loans as jewelry, furniture, tvs, etc.?
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What is the balance of these loans?
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Do you want to keep this asset?
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Did you receive a refund in your most recent tax filing?
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Tax debt in arrears
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What are the tax years for the owed debts?
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Did you file a return for all those years?
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Approximately when were the returns filed?
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Do you owe any domestic support obligations such as child support or alimony in arrears?
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Alimony in arrears
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Child support in arrears
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We Need Additional Information:

Your data shows an estimated Chapter 13 monthly payment that may be high based on the official Chapter 13 disposable income form.

The following questions will help us understand your data better.

Which of the following programs are you currently enrolled in?
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Do you see your household income increasing in the next 5 years?
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Do you foresee that you will receive any bonuses or lump sum payments in the next 5 years?
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For your total unsecured debt of $0, do you owe any to American Express, Capital One or Discover?
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Are you being sued by any of your unsecured creditors or is any creditor attempting to garnish you?
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Are you currently making payments to the unsecured debt amount of $0?
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Approximately how much you are paying towards your unsecured debt each month?
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Ascend specializes in all debt relief options, not just bankruptcy. Based on your information, we would like to compare your options If you're interested, please select, "A data analyst reviews your data and sends insights to you" on the next page.

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Which of the following options would you like to compare estimates, and pros and cons of? Check all that apply
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Which of the following do you prefer?
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We got so many requests to review credit reports and we are now able to. Would you like an analyst to review your soft credit report (will NOT affect your credit) with you to help you understand your options?
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Would it be okay if we also sent you an email with your results and how to edit them in the future if you are not ready to take any actions?
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Note: Ascend may receive a referral fee if you choose a free consultation. Our partners conduct free, no-hassle evaluations to learn about your options. You can complete it over the phone in as little as 10 minutes. The attorney fees are affordable, and often a flat fee. All initial consultations are 100% free of charge, and all lawyers are licensed in your state. By selecting a partner above to reach out to you, you agree that a partner may contact you (including autodials, pre-recorded calls, and SMS) to answer your questions about relief.

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