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wage cut during bankruptcy

Hi,

I am not sure if I want to go on bankrupt or not. I owe over $100, 000 on lines and credit cards and unable to pay my bills any longer.
I take home about $2800 a month after cuts. I am single and live in ontario. No family and kids.

If I go bankrupt, I know most of my wage will be cut to given out to my creditors. I dont know how much of it will be cut off. Is there a formula to figure out how much of my wage will be taken?

I heard that first $800 of my wage will be given to me and rest is taken. I am not sure if this is true. If it is than I cannot survive with $800 a month and cant go bankrupt.

What are my options?

Thanks in advance.

Mitch

One Response to “wage cut during bankruptcy”

Barton Goth, GCO Inc. Bankruptcy Trustees said...

You are correct that there is a formula that determines what you can keep, but the cut-off is not $800. Given your location I would recommend you reference the following links to get a better understanding of the way this formula is applied: surplus income payments and surplus income worksheet.