{"id":2873,"date":"2016-08-25T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T23:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxlegal.com\/?page_id=2873"},"modified":"2023-10-25T23:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:16:47","slug":"will-keep-car","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pdxlegal.com\/chapter-7\/will-keep-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep Your Car During Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"
“Will I be able to keep my car in bankruptcy?” Our Portland repossession lawyers and bankruptcy attorneys will often get this question from people considering bankruptcy<\/a>, followed by \u201cThey can\u2019t take my car! How would I get to work!\u201d<\/p>\n The reality is that most people do not lose their car when they file for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy<\/a> in Portland, Oregon. Like most things in bankruptcy, the law behind reality is much more complex so a true lawyer\u2019s answer would be \u201cIt depends\u201d, It depends on whether you have equity in your car and if so how much equity. It also depends on whether you have other assets which require protection from the Chapter 7 Trustee<\/a> or not. To keep this as simple as possible let\u2019s go through a flowchart:<\/p>\n