Can I buy a car before or after I file for bankruptcy?

Written by Kristin Turner, Harvard Law Grad.  
Updated July 22, 2020

There is nothing that prohibits debtors from buying a car before filing or after filing. Whether it makes sense to buy now or after filing is a personal decision that depends in part on whether a debtor has good credit now, that will deteriorate after filing or bad credit that will improve after filing. You can watch this video for more details

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Kristin Turner, Harvard Law Grad

Kristin is a recipient of Harvard Law School’s Public Welfare Foundation A2J Tech Fellowship. At Harvard Law, she served as a member of the Harvard Defenders, the Women’s Law Association, and Harvard Law Negotiation Review. She was the 2016 – 2017 president of the Black Law Stude... read more