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If you have received a discharge in a previous Chapter 7 bankruptcy<\/a>, you are not eligible to file another Chapter 7 bankruptcy for eight years. The eligibility is eight years from the date of the filing of the first bankruptcy. If you have received a discharge in a previous Chapter 13 bankruptcy<\/a>, you are generally not eligible to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for six years; however, there are some exceptions. You can refer to Title 11, Section 727<\/a> of the Federal Bankruptcy Code for the exceptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you have received a discharge in a previous Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you are not eligible to file another Chapter 7 bankruptcy for eight years. The eligibility is eight years from the date of the filing of the first bankruptcy. If you have received a discharge in a previous Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you are generally not eligible to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for six years; however, there are some exceptions. 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