{"id":4628,"date":"2011-07-13T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/?p=4628"},"modified":"2015-04-13T02:48:55","modified_gmt":"2015-04-13T02:48:55","slug":"what-if-i-move-during-my-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/what-if-i-move-during-my-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"What If I Move During My Bankruptcy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Do I Do If I Move After Filing Bankruptcy?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqxS5fBZp1A?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Your mailing address is very important while you are in an active bankruptcy.\u00a0 Your attorney as well as the Trustee and\/or Bankruptcy Court, send you important documents during your bankruptcy for a number of reasons, such as updating you on the status of your case or sending you your final decree which lets you know your case is closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Family-in-Front-of-House.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4629\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Young Family in their New Home\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Family-in-Front-of-House-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Young Family in their New Home\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a <a title=\"Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Law Firm in Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/bankruptcy\/bankruptcy-types\/chapter-7-bankruptcy\/\">Chapter 7 bankruptcy<\/a>, from your filing date, you will receive your Final Decree within 4 to 6 months.\u00a0 As long as you have a mailing address that will remain the same during that time period, there should not be an issue.\u00a0 However, in a <a title=\"Charlotte, NC Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Lawyers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/bankruptcy\/bankruptcy-types\/chapter-13-bankruptcy\/\">Chapter 13 bankruptcy<\/a>, it will be 3 to 5 years before you receive your final decree.\u00a0 Therefore, it may be more likely for you to switch residences.\u00a0 You should notify your attorney of your updated address, so they may file a notice of address change with the bankruptcy court. 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