Bankruptcy not the only debt relief option

Debt comes in many different types, and individuals who hold debt can be in all sorts of different financial situations. Thus, each particular debt situation has its own unique characteristics.

The unique characteristics of a person’s debt situation can impact many things for the person. For example, they can impact what particular financial struggles and challenges the person could face if their debt situation were to become unmanageable. Such characteristics also can impact what sorts of solutions make sense for addressing debt struggles if such struggles arise.

Bankruptcy serves as a good illustration of this last point. For some debt situations, bankruptcy can be a very helpful way to address debt problems. However, there are other debt situations in which bankruptcy generally wouldn’t be a very effective debt relief option.

Now, just because bankruptcy isn’t a good fit for a persons’ debt situation doesn’t mean the person will have no good ways to seek out debt relief. There are many non-bankruptcy debt relief options that are out there. Some examples are:

• Debt consolidation.
• Debt term renegotiation.
• Extended repayment plans.
• Debt settlement agreements.
• Short sales.

The various types of non-bankruptcy debt relief options differ in the circumstances in which they can be utilized, what it takes to pursue them, what kinds of situations they are most suited for addressing, what debt relief goals they can best help with and many other ways. Thus, when going the non-bankruptcy debt relief route, finding the right bankruptcy alternatives for one’s specific situation isn’t always a simple and straightforward matter.

Our Tennessee law firm understands how important taking the right steps and actions can be to a person’s financial future when they are pursuing a non-bankruptcy solution to debt troubles and we can work with such individuals to help them find the bankruptcy alternatives that best fit their particular debt and financial situation.