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    Large balance transfer/timeline question...

    So far I am so very impressed by the knowledge on this forum. The feeling of having a team on your side is very refreshing. Keep up the support...I know I will help when I get underway!

    Note: I plan on starting to see attorneys for consultations by the end of this week.

    My goal is to file at the end of May because that will help ensure my median income falls below that of what is stated for folks here in CO (in an effort to seek Chapter 7). I was out of work until March, and I am currently an hourly contract employee: money is decent, but my contract is short

    While I was unemployed, I was basically living off of CC because my wife and I separated (she moved back to TX) just before I lost my job. Bum luck, eh? What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Anyway, I did a larger balance transfer ($11k) in an effort to rob Peter to pay Paul (let's call this RPPP). I have also had some minor CC transactions in part of March, but I hadn't planned on filing BK at the time. I am ceasing use of my CC's now, but filing at the optimal time for me (end of May) will place the large transfer outside of 90 days with some minor transactions within the 90 days. I know optimal time frames to avoid potential objections range from 6 months to 1 year. My question is: what is my risk level on potential objections? I don't have one fraudulent bone in my body, and I only started thinking about BK this week. I know the attorneys will give me a good feeling on this issue, but I also want the gut feel of the general audience here. You folks have been through it, so you know what to expect too.

    Also - and I don't know if any of this matters - I have not missed a payment on anything, nor been late. That can't continue much longer, but I am trying my very best to stay current until and (hopefully) throughout the BK process. Is this a good or bad thing?

    Thanks oodles!

    #2
    Staying current on payments HELPED my credit score stay up there after I filed bankruptcy. I kept payments current till the month I filed. I also did a RPPP balance transfer and nothing was said about it due to I never had the cash in hand, it just went towards another credit card. The Trustee could object to this, but then he would be the one to fight it out with the cc companies.

    The only problem I see is if you were unemployed when you did the transfer, then you knew then that you couldn't pay it back and was RPPP with the transfer. And the cc company could object to that! If enough time has passed (90-180 days) you should be okay on that also.

    Be sure to discuss these issues with your attorney. He can steer you in the right direction.
    Minny

    "It's amazing the paths that our feet sometimes follow in life".

    My suggestions are from "personal experience" and research only. Do not consider this as legal advice. Each bankruptcy case is different.

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      #3
      Thanks Minny,

      Unfortunately, the balance transfer amount came to my bank account before going out to other cards...but I believe (and I have to look at statements to confirm) it was completed after obtaining work. This is my biggest gotcha as far as I can tell...

      Again...I am so thankful I stumbled upon this site. I surfed it last night into the weeeeeeee hours of the morning

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        #4
        For $11K-the odds are you'll get a challenge if you try and file within the 70-90 day period from last use. The longer you can hold off filing the better-I'd shoot for 6 months and make the minimum payments on that card. The other cards-let 'em go if you truely are going to file. Additional paymnts on debt that will be discharged is just money down the drain.

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          #5
          Thanks for the input keepmine. I plan on waiting for 90 days past the large transfer, but not much more. I think I am willing to assume the risk of a challenge...and cross that bridge when it comes.

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