THE 4 TYPES OF BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES
Although most first and second time bankrupts are eligible for an Automatic Discharge with no Court involvement, some situations require that you attend Court in order to obtain a Discharge from Bankruptcy. If you are required to attent Court to finalize your bankruptcy then these are the options of the Court
Abosolute Discharge
This is the ideal situation. You are release from any obligation of the debts you incurred as of the date of your bankruptcy was filed, with some exceptions that are automatically excluded.
Conditional Discharge
You are required to fulfil certain obligations before you receive an absolute discharge.Often, this means you’ll have to pay some of your debts.
Suspended Discharge
These are basically absolute discharges that are not effective until a certain date. This can be due to things such as pending criminal investigations.
Refused Discharge
While it is rare, courts can refuse to give a discharge.