Gambling Debt Relief Order

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Discharge of Gambling Debts in Bankruptcy

If an Order for Relief is granted in a bankruptcy, the debtor’s best options are to either 1) pay the debt to the creditor, or 2) surrender any secured property back to the creditor. The Automatic Stay is a great. All of your debts need to be declared when you apply for a debt relief order (DRO). If you forget a debt, you can’t add it after the DRO has started. You’ll have to pay it yourself, and in some cases your DRO might be revoked if the debt you forgot took your total debt. If an Order for Relief is granted in a bankruptcy, the debtor’s best options are to either 1) pay the debt to the creditor, or 2) surrender any secured property back to the creditor. The Automatic Stay is a great protection provided by the Bankruptcy Court.

Maybe you like to bet on horse races. Maybe it’s sports. Maybe you like to play blackjack, craps, or poker. You place a couple of bets and you lose. Then you place a couple more so you can win back what you lost. You win some, you lose some, and before you know it you’re borrowing piles of cash to keep the cycle going. Now you can’t repay your gambling debts and your other debts are mounting, too. Collectors are calling, they’re threatening to repossess your car and foreclose on your home, and you’re out of options. We see this scenario unfold frequently in the Atlantic City area. Is bankruptcy a way out?

How Bankruptcy Works

Bankruptcy is a powerful tool. It can protect you from creditors and give you a fresh financial start. Most importantly, it can wipe out your debt. Consumers generally file one of two main types of bankruptcy: Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 (link to one of our articles about different kinds of bankruptcy). Under Chapter 13, you’ll work with your creditors and the court to create a debt repayment plan. Generally you’ll pay all of your disposable income toward your creditors. At the end of five years, the court will discharge your remaining debt. Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the court’s bankruptcy trustee will take control of your non-exempt assets and sell them to repay your unsecured creditors. The court will then discharge whatever debt remains.

Non-Gambling Debt

For debts unrelated to gambling, bankruptcy can definitely help. Depending on which type of bankruptcy you choose to file and where you live, you may even be able to keep your home, your car, and other important assets. You’ll pay what you can to your unsecured creditors and the court will discharge the rest of your debt.

Gambling Debt

While gambling debt is technically dischargeable in bankruptcy, it’s a slightly more complicated proposition in the bankruptcy court than other types of debt. No law specifically prohibits the discharge of gambling-related debt, but the court looks at it differently than other types of debt. Most importantly, the bankruptcy trustee or creditor may object to your discharge on the ground that you incurred the gambling debt with no intention of repaying it and tried to file for bankruptcy as a way out.

A debt incurred under false pretenses or through fraud is nondischargeable in bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C.A. 523(a)(2)(A). The problem here is that false pretenses and fraud are tough to prove in court. Making any statement with intent to deceive your creditor may be sufficient to prevent your discharge. For example, when you gamble at a casino you might sign a marker in exchange for chips. If you sign a marker claiming that you have sufficient funds to cover the chips when you do not actually have those funds, the court may find that you borrowed deceptively and deny your discharge. In re Ridge, 2010 WL 3447669 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2010). If you can prove that you genuinely intended to repay your debts, however, you may still be able to obtain a discharge. For example, if you realize your gambling debt is out of control and you stop gambling, seek help, and make whatever payments you can, you’ll show the court that you weren’t just trying to escape debt. In re Baum, 386 B.R. 649 (N.D. Ohio, 2008). The case law is unclear, but a good rule of thumb is that your gambling debt will be dischargeable if you subjectively believed that you would be able to repay it and tried to do so.

One way to seriously endanger the discharge of your gambling debt is to incur it right before you file for bankruptcy. If you take on gambling debt right before you file for bankruptcy (within 60-90 days), the court will assume you never meant to pay. If you’re considering filing for bankruptcy, make sure you wait for a few months after taking on new debt.

What will happen to my gambling debt?

Gambling debt may be secured or unsecured. If you took out personal loans to gamble, that debt is unsecured. It can be discharged through either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. If you borrowed against the equity in your home, car, or other valuable asset, the gambling debt is secured. In that case, the lender may be able to claim the collateral as repayment for the debt. If other lenders (such as your home or auto loan provider) still hold liens on the property, they may claim the property and force other lenders to convert your debt to unsecured debt.

With the help of an experienced attorney, you should be able to get a discharge of your unsecured gambling debt. In order for a lender to block the discharge of your gambling debt, the lender has to win an adversary proceeding. That means the lender will have to prove that you borrowed money with no intention of repaying it. That’s a difficult point to prove. To improve your case, consider seeking professional help for gambling addiction. First, it will help you stop gambling now and avoid it in the future. Second, it will show that court that you’re not planning to turn around and rack up more gambling debt as soon as it discharges your old debt. With a small display of good faith, bankruptcy can wipe out your gambling debts and give you a fresh start.

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Debt relief orders (DROs) are a new form of insolvency measure in the United Kingdom. They were introduced under Chapter 4 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. A DRO is a simplified, quicker and cheaper alternative to bankruptcy in the United Kingdom, suitable for debtors who have few or no assets (less than £1000 and not homeowners) and little disposable income (less than £50 per month). It is possible to apply for a DRO without attending court and the fee is £90. The fee may be paid by instalments prior to applying for the order.

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Debt relief orders introduction

Debt relief orders came into force in England and Wales on 6 April 2009.

Who can qualify for a debt relief order

Debt relief orders are intended to provide debt relief for people in England and Wales if:

• the debtor is unable to pay his/her debts;
• the debtor’s total unsecured liabilities must not exceed £20,000^[1]);
• the debtor’s total gross assets must not exceed £1000 (this includes houses so homeowners will not be eligible); the debtor will usually be allowed to keep a car if it is worth less than £1000 or it has been adapted for them because they have a physical impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities;
• the debtor’s disposable income, following deduction of normal household expenses, must not exceed £50 per month;
• the debtor must be domiciled in England or Wales, or in the last 3 years have been resident or carrying on business in England or Wales;
• the debtor must not have previously been subject to a DRO within the last 6 years;
• the debtor must not be involved in another formal insolvency procedure at the time of application for a DRO, such as:
  • an undischarged bankrupt;
  • a current individual voluntary arrangement;
  • A current bankruptcy restrictions order or undertaking;
  • A current debt relief restrictions order or undertaking;
  • An interim order
  • A current pending debtor’s bankruptcy petition in relation to the debtor but the debtor has not been referred to the DRO procedure by the court as a more suitable method of debt relief;
  • A current pending creditor’s bankruptcy petition against the debtor but the debtor has not obtained the creditor’s permission for entry into the DRO process.

Applying for a debt relief order

A debt relief order is a form of insolvency, like bankruptcy, and will be subject to a public listing through the Insolvency Service website.

Debt relief orders can only be completed by an approved intermediary and competent authorities. Approved intermediaries will be mainly experienced debt advisors attached to debt advice organisations such as Citizens Advice, StepChange Debt Charity or an AdviceUK member. The approved intermediary can review the persons information, make a determination that they are eligible and appropriate for a DRO and file the DRO application online. Approved intermediaries will not charge a fee for completing or submitting an application.

Organisations approved by the Insolvency Service as competent authorities are listed on the Insolvency Service web site, and include, Angel Advance , AdviceUK, Citizens Advice, StepChange Debt Charity, the Institute of Money Advisers, National Debtline, Payplan and Think Money.^[2]

Upon receipt of the application and payment of the fee, an Official Receiver may make the order, administratively, without the involvement of the court if it appears that the applicant meets the requirements.

If the Official Receiver becomes aware of information which means the debtor does not qualify for a DRO, the application will be refused. If this information comes to light after the DRO is made, the Official Receiver may revoke the DRO without reference to the Court. The effect of revoking a DRO will be to leave the debtor open to actions by his or her creditors. If a DRO is revoked the debtor cannot apply for another one within six years.^[3]

Implications of a debt relief order

During the year that a debt relief order is active, the applicant will:

• Be protected from enforcement action by the creditors included in the application (bar certain creditors whose debts cannot be scheduled in the DRO and those creditors whose debts are included in the DRO but who have successfully obtained leave from the court to pursue their debts).
• Be free from those debts at the end of the period (normally 12 months from Order).
• Be obliged to provide information to and co-operate with the Official Receiver.
• Be expected to make arrangements to repay their creditors should their financial circumstances improve.

Certain activities by debtors subject to a DRO may result in an application to the Court for a Debt Relief Restrictions Order being refused. These include:

• Failing to keep records which account for a loss of property by the debtor, or by a business carried on by him, where the loss occurred in the period beginning two years before the application date for the debt relief order and ending with the date of the application for the debt relief restrictions order;
• Failing to produce records of that kind on demand by the official receiver;
• Entering into a transaction at an undervalue in the period beginning two years before the application date for the debt relief order and ending with the date of the determination of that application;
• Giving a preference in the period beginning two years before the application date for the debt relief order and ending with the date of the determination of that application;
• Making an excessive pension contribution;
• A failure to supply goods or services that were wholly or partly paid for;
• Trading at a time, before the date of the determination of the application for the debt relief order, when the debtor knew or ought to have known that he was himself to be unable to pay his debts;
• Incurring, before the date of the determination of the application for the debt relief order, a debt which the debtor had no reasonable expectation of being able to pay;
• Failing to account satisfactorily to the court or the official receiver for a loss of property or for an insufficiency of property to meet his debts;
• Carrying on any gambling, rash and hazardous speculation or unreasonable extravagance which may have materially contributed to or increased the extent of his inability to pay his debts before the application date for the debt relief order or which took place between that date and the date of the determination of the application for the debt relief order;
• Neglect of business affairs of a kind which may have materially contributed to or increased the extent of his inability to pay his debts;
• Fraud or fraudulent breach of trust;
• Failing to co-operate with the official receiver.

In addition certain more serious misconduct may result in criminal prosecution.

Data released in November 2014 shows the number of debt relief orders in London between 2009 and 2013 was much lower than the average for the rest of England. The study was produced by New Policy Institute and funded by Trust for London.^[4]

See also

• Trust Deeds (only available in Scotland)

External links

References

1. ^'The Insolvency Proceedings (Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 2015 (SI 2015 No. 26)' . legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
2. ^'Debt Relief Orders - Competent Authorities' . bis.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
3. ^'What effect will a Debt Relief Order have on me?' . debtadvisorycentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
4. ^[1]Institute, Trust for London and New Policy. 'Debt relief orders - Poverty Indicators - London's Poverty Report' .

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