{"id":5804,"date":"2013-05-09T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/?p=5804"},"modified":"2026-06-07T00:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:36:00","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-turn-your-car-in-before-filing-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/why-you-shouldnt-turn-your-car-in-before-filing-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn\u2019t Turn Your Car in Before Filing Bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The saying, \u201cthe early bird gets the worm\u201d is not always the best advice to take.\u00a0 For example, if you have already consulted with your bankruptcy attorney and decided that once you file your bankruptcy you will be surrendering your vehicle, <a title=\"Voluntary Repossession of Vehicle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/if-i-choose-to-voluntarily-turn-in-my-car-what-should-i-do\/\" target=\"_blank\">giving it up voluntarily before the bankruptcy is filed is not the best decision<\/a>.\u00a0 You should wait until you actually file the bankruptcy then give up the vehicle at that time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Welcome-to-North-Carolina-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to North Carolina\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Welcome-to-North-Carolina-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Welcome-to-North-Carolina.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Why should you wait?\u00a0 Simple answer: to help protect your credit from being more affected than it should.\u00a0 Filing a bankruptcy obviously gives you a major \u201cding\u201d on your credit, but if you were to turn in your vehicle, the finance company reports that voluntary repossession as a repossession in general and does not specify the type of repossession; there is no way to distinguish on your credit that the finance company did not take the vehicle, but you instead gave it back.\u00a0 So after filing bankruptcy when you are trying to get your credit back in shape, your credit report will show two \u201cdings\u201d, it will reflect as having a repossession, then a bankruptcy filing. Also, by just giving up the vehicle\u00a0voluntarily\u00a0you <a title=\"Deficiency Balance on Voluntary Surrender of Vehicle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/am-i-responsible-for-the-loan-on-my-car-if-i-voluntarily-turn-it-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">leave yourself vulnerable for being responsible for the deficiency balance<\/a> on the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>If you wait until you actually file the bankruptcy petition then contact the finance company and surrender the vehicle everything goes through the bankruptcy filing.\u00a0 Therefore your credit is only affected once instead of twice.\u00a0 Not to mention in some cases the finance company will not even collect the vehicle until they have an Order on Relief from Stay (meaning they have the courts\u2019 permission to actually pick up the vehicle). If you are behind on a vehicle and you are considering giving it back to the finance company, it is strongly suggested that you consult with your bankruptcy attorney as to what is the best course of action for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The saying, \u201cthe early bird gets the worm\u201d is not always the best advice to take.\u00a0 For example, if you have already consulted with your bankruptcy attorney and decided that once you file your bankruptcy you will be surrendering your vehicle, giving it up voluntarily before the bankruptcy is filed is not the best decision.\u00a0 &#8230; <a title=\"Why You Shouldn\u2019t Turn Your Car in Before Filing Bankruptcy\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.duncanlawonline.com\/staging\/8350\/why-you-shouldnt-turn-your-car-in-before-filing-bankruptcy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why You Shouldn\u2019t Turn Your Car in Before Filing Bankruptcy\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4171,4168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-bankruptcy-basics","category-credit-and-debt","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Surrendering a Car Before Bankruptcy | Duncan Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Turning in your car before filing bankruptcy can hurt your credit twice. 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