If I filed for Chapter 13 a week ago, can I still use my debit card for online clothing purchuse before the 341 meeting?
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If I filed for Chapter 13 a week ago, can I still use my debit card for online clothing purchuse before the 341 meeting?
Asked on November 25, 2011 under Bankruptcy Law, Ohio
Answers:
Mark J. Markus / Mark J. Markus, Law Offices of
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
It has nothing to do with the 341(a) meeting. A debit card, if I'm understanding correctly, is linked directly to your checking or savings account and, therefore, you are not incurring a new debt by using it. So I don't see any problem using a debit card for purchases of necessary items.
Mark J. Markus, Attorney at Law
Handling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.
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Mark J. Markus / Mark J. Markus, Law Offices of
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
It has nothing to do with the 341(a) meeting. A debit card, if I'm understanding correctly, is linked directly to your checking or savings account and, therefore, you are not incurring a new debt by using it. So I don't see any problem using a debit card for purchases of necessary items.
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
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