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Debts which are retained in a Chapter 7 case are normally retained in one of two ways: (1) the debtor simply keeps paying the debt, keeps the collateral (such as a house or a car) and the creditor keeps accepting the money without any additional documents being signed by the debtor or creditor, or (2) the debtor formally "reaffirms" the debt by signing a "reaffirmation agreement," also signed by the creditor, which is filed with the Court. A reaffirmation agreement puts the debtor back on the hook for the debt since it waives the debtor's discharge on the debt. Debts which are reaffirmed during a Chapter 7 case can be "rescinded" (i.e. canceled) by the debtor providing notice to the creditor that they are rescinding the reaffirmation agreement PRIOR TO to the Discharge date or within 60 days after the reaffirmation agreement is filed with the Court, whichever is later. It is best to ensure that the notice to the creditor is in writing, and is preferably sent to the creditor by certified mail, return receipt requested, so the debtor can prove that the creditor received notice of the cancelation prior to the deadline.

If one keeps a house or other debt in bankruptcy and then decides they don't want it, if the debt was not reaffirmed then the person can probably give the collateral back to the bank and walk away (see your lawyer). If one formally reaffirmed the debt, then one can normally rescind the agreement if the Discharge has not yet been granted or if it has not been 60 days from when the reaffirmation agreement was filed with the Court (again, see your lawyer). But, if the debt was formally reaffirmed and the deadline to rescind has expired, then the debtor will no longer be protected by the bankruptcy and will therefore probably still be liable on the debt (see your lawyer).

Please note that nothing in this posting or in any other posting constitutes legal advice; this is simply my understanding of the facts, which I do not warrant, and I am not suggesting any course of action or inaction to any person.

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