Can you file for bankruptcy in the USA even though you are living in the Netherlands?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
Can you file for bankruptcy in the USA even though you are living in the Netherlands?
A neighbor of mine is from CA. She has a house worth half the original amount and is wondering what her options are. One of the things she was wondering about was if she could file for bankruptcy. However she is living in the Netherlands and has a house here; the amount owing on the house equals the market rate of the house. Could she file for bankruptcy for the US? How would that affect her in the Netherlands? To cover the house in the US at the moment she is having to send money home to the US to cover this house even though it is rented out.
Asked on January 2, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, California
Answers:
Mark J. Markus / Mark J. Markus, Law Offices of
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Yes, she can file here. She should read my article on this topic at http://bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/2008/06/file-bankruptcy-if-you-live-outside-the-usa/
for more information.
Mark J. Markus, Attorney at Law
Handling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.
http://www.bklaw.com/
bankruptcy blog: http://bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/
Follow Me on Twitter: @bklawr
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.