can you go into debt during bk?

[texas1882]

Can you go into debt during bankruptcy if your still not discharged yet? We want to buy a small car with good gas mileage.

Filed bk on march 10
341 on april 10
had to pay trustee for a loan that family gave us so ours lasted longer than others due to him having to distribute it to creditors.

supposed to be discharged in august sometime

Would it be ok to apply at a dealership for a car before august? thanks

[justbroke]

You are technically not supposed to incur debt during your bankruptcy's "pendancy". Until discharge, your bankruptcy is considered to be pending.

If you filed through an attorney, please refer this question to your attorney.

My gut feel is that simply applying isn't so bad. The problem would be at the point you incur the debt. I think for Chapter 7, it may not matter since the Chapter 7 only covers pre-petition debt. I've never seen any rules on this.