http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq en-us http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq ActiveKB NX sean.tyrer@debtadvice.ie Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:04:08 BST 20 http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/28/ Of course. The Official Assignee may apply to court for the appropriation of part of the bankrupt's salary, income or pension. If the High Court directs any deduction to be made, it may have reg ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:22:06 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/27/ Where the bankrupt owns property jointly with a spouse or partner, the bankruptcy causes the joint ownership to be split. The Official Assignee and the non-bankrupt co-owner then hold separate ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:17:06 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/26/ Then this is a secured loan against the property and the Official Assignee's interest only relates to the equity remaining in the property. Contact the Debt Advice Team Free Phone – 1-80 ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:13:56 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/25/ Yes it can. The bankrupt's interest in the family home vests in the Official Assignee as with all other property. However the Official Assignee may not sell the family home without obtaining per ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:10:24 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/24/ No, the Register is a record of all bankruptcies, including those that have been discharged. A person searching the Register is told the status of the bankruptcy (discharged) and the date it was ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:06:11 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/23/ Yes, bankrupt persons are not entitled to hold elected representative office, in local authorities, in the Dáil or the Seanad. Contact the Debt Advice Team Free Phone – 1-800-55 ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:30:39 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/22/ There is no outright prohibition on you travelling abroad but you should inform the Official Assignee if you intend to do so. You may be arrested if it appears to the High Court that you may be ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:28:17 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/21/ Yes, and you can continue in current employment or seek employment as a bankrupt without any issues. Contact the Debt Advice Team Free Phone – 1-800-550-330Complete our Quick Contact Form ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:25:34 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/20/ No, under the Companies Acts it is an offence for a bankrupt to act in various capacities in relation to a company. These include director, auditor, manager, liquidator or receiver of a company. ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:05:37 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/19/ Yes, as long as you trade in your own name. If you trade in a name other than that in which you were made bankrupt without disclosing this name, you are guilty of an offence. You must notify t ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:02:52 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/18/ Yes, you can operate a bank account. However if you obtain credit of €650.00 or more without disclosing your bankruptcy, you are guilty of an offence. Contact the Debt Advice Team Free Ph ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:00:13 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/17/ Yes, the High Court may appropriate your salary or pension for the benefit of your creditors. However this is subject to any provision the High Court may make to meet your family responsibilitie ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:57:17 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/16/ Under EU legislation, (EU Insolvency Regulations 2002) bankruptcy proceedings in Ireland may be recognised as proceedings in most other EU member states. In most cases, this should allow the Off ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:55:22 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/15/ All property held by you when you are made bankrupt vests in the Official Assignee for the benefit of your creditors. The role of the Official Assignee is to sell or otherwise dispose of this pr ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:53:01 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/14/ You must co-operate fully with the Official Assignee's office in all matters relating to your bankruptcy. You must inform the Official Assignee if you change address.Initially you must attend fo ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:50:22 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/13/ You may apply to the High Court within 3 days of the service of the bankruptcy order on you, giving reasons why you should not have been made bankrupt. This is called a show cause application. ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:47:22 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/12/ Following adjudication (the court order making you bankrupt) a notice of this is published by the petitioning creditor or you (if you have made yourself bankrupt) in one national and one local n ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:45:01 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/11/ A creditor may petition for bankruptcy against a debtor where the debtor has committed an act of bankruptcy within the previous three months. The most common acts of bankruptcy relied upon by a ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:42:48 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/10/ Bankruptcy Petition by a debtor:A debtor may bring a petition for his/her own bankruptcy where he/she is unable to pay debts to creditors and where his/her available estate (for example assets a ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:40:27 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/9/ The High Court makes a debtor bankrupt either at the request of a creditor or at his own request. In either case, this request is made in a document called a petition. This must be filed in the ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:37:24 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/8/ Bankruptcy in Ireland is the procedure where the property or assets of a person, who is unable or unwilling to pay their debts (called a debtor), is transferred to a person given charge of the pr ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:30:40 GMT http://www.debtadvice.ie/faq/questions/5/ Yes they can. A creditor (the person or organization that is owed money) can ask the court for a bankruptcy petition to be brought against he debtor (the person that owes money) The debtor must be ... Debt Help Ireland Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:49:12 GMT