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Bankruptcy and Legal Aid

Pilotfield
Pilotfield Posts: 4 Newbie
in Bankruptcy & living with it
My daughter has been receiving Legal Aid to fight her divorce case. She may now have to go bankrupt. Bankruptcy will get rid of most unsecured debts, but will it get rid of the Legal Aid debt.

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  • System
    System Posts: 178,157 Community Admin
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    Legal Aid will cease due to the bankruptcy and if I read Insolvency Direct correctly then the Legal Aid bill up to that point will fall within the bankruptcy & disappear.
  • Pilotfield
    Pilotfield Posts: 4 Newbie
    Thanks !!!!!!.
    My daughter actually consulted an insolvency practioner and they didn't know the answer to this. They looked things up and made a few phone calls and came to the conclusion that she would probably still be liable for the Legal Aid debt.
    I wasn't convinced and hence my posting.
    How can I find out for absolute certainty as this could have a significant affect on her decision as to whether or not to go bankrupt.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,157 Community Admin
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    It's worrying that I found my info from the Insolvency Practitioners technical manual yet your IP can not find the answer! I understood that this was their bible and if they don't understand it, should they be doing that job.

    It seemed pretty clear to me
  • debtinfo
    debtinfo Posts: 7,012 Forumite
    !!!!!! wrote: »
    It's worrying that I found my info from the Insolvency Practitioners technical manual yet your IP can not find the answer! I understood that this was their bible and if they don't understand it, should they be doing that job.

    It seemed pretty clear to me

    Do you mean the Insolvency service Technical Manual
    Hi, im Debtinfo, i am an ex insolvency examiner and over the years have personally dealt with thousands of bankruptcy cases.
    Please note that any views i put forth are not those of my former employer The Insolvency Service and do not constitute professional advice, you should always seek professional advice before entering insolvency proceedings.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,157 Community Admin
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    debtinfo wrote: »
    Do you mean the Insolvency service Technical Manual
    Yes


    Not enough chars
  • debtinfo
    debtinfo Posts: 7,012 Forumite
    The Insolvency Service Technical Manual is provided for use by Official Receivers rather than Insolvency Practitioners, they would seek their own sources of information
    Hi, im Debtinfo, i am an ex insolvency examiner and over the years have personally dealt with thousands of bankruptcy cases.
    Please note that any views i put forth are not those of my former employer The Insolvency Service and do not constitute professional advice, you should always seek professional advice before entering insolvency proceedings.
  • Pilotfield
    Pilotfield Posts: 4 Newbie
    Thanks debtinfo. But do you agree with !!!!!!'s answer to my question.
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